Ravi Shastri didn't mince his words as he spoke about the coverage surrounding Virat Kohli during the Melbourne Test.

Ravi Shastri said he was not surprised by the over-the-top reaction of the Australian media to Virat Kohli's on-field bust-up with Sam Konstas in Melbourne. On Friday, a newspaper depicted Kohli as a clown.

India's Virat Kohli has been fined 20 percent of his match fees following a clash of shoulders with debutant Australia opener Sam Konstas in the Boxing Day test in Melbourne. Kohli was booed by the crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after bumping into the 19-year-old as Konstas walked down the pitch for a chat with opening partner Usman Khawaja at the end of the 10th over on the opening day of the fourth test.