India's Virat Kohli, talks to Australia's Sam Konstas (second left) as Usman Khawaja (right) looks on during the first day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (AP Photo)Australia’s fledgling opener Sam Konstas and Virat Kohli were locked in an on-field skirmish at the MCG last year when the retired Indian legend and the debutant shoulder-barged. But when constructing his ideal batsman for the cricket.com.au website, he wished he possessed Kohli’s wrists and his leg-side game. “I feel his wrists are incredible. The way he accesses the leg side.. I’ve been growing up watching him play. Big idol,” he said.“I think the emotions got to both of us,” Konstas later told Channel 7 in the second session. “I didn’t quite realise; I was doing my gloves, then [there was] a little shoulder charge. But it happens in cricket,” he said, while adding that he would not back away even if a similar scenario recurred. Kohli, meanwhile, was fined 20% of his match fees and awarded one demerit point.Apart from Kohli, he hailed Cheteshwar Pujara’s solidity. “He was so technically sound. Likes to bat for a long period and he has been very solid,” he eulogised Pujara, one of India’s architects in the triumphs of 2019 and 2021, when he was the wall of resistance they could not break.Among others, he wished for AB Villiers’ aggression and the 360-degrees canvas and Steve Smith’s off-side oeuvre. “He is the best in the world in my opinion and the one I look forward to bat together in the coming days,” he said. He envied Jos Buttler’s ramp shot, even though Konstas himself is an audacious exponent of it, once employing it against Jasprit Bumrah himself en route to 60 of 65 balls on debut. The 19-year-old said he is inspired by David Warner’s running between the wickets, Usman Khawaja’s composure and wished for the aura of Shane Warne.The New South Welshman is likely to be reinstalled at the top in the first Test against West Indies starting Wednesday. He said he would look to make the most of his opportunities in what would be his third Test. “There were quite a few lessons – one was my mental side,” the young opener told cricket.com.au as he recollected memories from his first Test match against India.“That was my first time playing in front of a big crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), so I’ve worked on trying to control my emotions better. The second thing would be technical. I’ve been working on a few things with my front foot, opening it up slightly to get better access. It just helps work on my defence, as I felt there may be a slight weakness in that. Those are the two things I’m working on and hopefully holds me in a good stead for the next few games,” he added.