Virat Kohli reacts to fans after being booed off MCG on Day 2 of Boxing Day Test

Indian great Virat Kohli has reacted to fans after being booed off the MCG on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test.

Kohli looked set for a big score on Friday, but was out for 36 in the closing stages after edging a Scott Boland delivery through to Alex Carey.

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As he trudged off the field, he was typically met with a chorus of boos from the Aussie crowd following his antics on Day 1.

But just as it looked like he was going to disappear down the tunnel, he walked back up and appeared to stare down a fan.

It’s unclear if any words were spoken, but the 36-year-old did definitely hold a long gaze before an official guided him back down the race.

It capped a wild two days for the Indian veteran, who quickly became public enemy No.1 after bumping Aussie teen sensation Sam Konstas on Boxing Day.

He was fined 20 per cent of his match fees and docked one demerit point for the incident.

Many, including Channel 7 commentator Ricky Ponting, thought he was lucky to escape suspension.

“Personally, I do not think it was harsh enough. I know there are precedents - they have generally been between a 15 and 25 per cent fine but let us have a think about the enormity of yesterday,” he said on Channel 7.

“It is probably the most-watched day of cricket all year all around the world. Imagine if that happens in a grade game on the weekend now, what is going to happen there? I think people are going to think that that is almost acceptable now.

“And unfortunately for someone like Virat, as we got told as players and as senior players, sometimes the scale of punishment is just different for some people. He is a role model, he is somebody the cricketing world looks up to, so I personally do not think that the fine was harsh enough.”

Indian great Sunil Gavaskar said the punishment was nothing more than a “slap on the wrist”.

“These players are highly paid professionals. Any fine has to be something which is a deterrent,” he said on Channel 7.

Kohli had a bad start to his visit to Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test, taking local TV reporters to task at the airport during a misunderstanding about filming his family.

The run out mix-up with Jaiswal dramatically swung momentum Australia’s way in the Boxing Day Test.

Instead of batting through the final session of Day 2, Jaiswal (82) and Kohli (36) were dismissed in an eventful final 30 minutes of play.

Cruising at 2-153, India lost 3-7 and went to stumps at 5-164, trailing Australia’s first innings total by 310.

The carnage started when Jaiswal attempted to run after hitting a shot to mid-on, but Kohli turned back around when the talented left-hander was already halfway down the pitch.

Australia captain Pat Cummins threw the ball back to the keeper for Alex Carey to make the easiest of run-outs.

Rattled by being involved in running out his talented teammate, Kohli fell to Victorian hero Scott Boland (2-24) seven balls later when he nicked to Carey.

Boland has a record of 3-27 against Kohli through five Test innings.

The 35-year-old struck again when he removed nightwatchman Akash Deep in the second-last over of the day.

Steve Smith, who scored a superb 140 in Australia’s 474, was thrilled how the day finished up.

“Looks like Jaiswal called ‘yes’, and Virat sent him back, simple as that,” Smith said about the run-out.

“I didn’t see much more than that, I was running in pretty excited. It was a nice wicket.

“It was obviously a really good partnership so to break that one and then obviously get the two more wickets, it was a huge last hour for us.”

A crowd of 85,147 turned out on Friday, breaking the day two record for a Boxing Day Test.

Only the MCG Test against West Indies in February 1961 had a bigger second day attendance, at 90,800.

Earlier, Steve Smith’s late-career revival continued with the star veteran posting his 34th Test century.

After starting day two at 6-311, Australia added 4-163 on Friday before being bowled out just after lunch.

Smith brought up tons in back-to-back Tests when he drove Nitish Kumar Reddy for four midway through the first session.

India piled on 6-487 in the second innings of their huge win in Perth, but have only made one other score exceeding 200 in the series.

- With AAP