The 19-year-old right-handed batter Sam Konstas made his Test debut for Australia on Thursday, December 26, and broke records right in his first innings. The 2024 U19 World Cup winner hammered 60 runs from 65 balls in the ongoing Boxing Day Test match between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and during his stay at the crease, he also smashed six fours and two sixes. Both of his sixes came off Bumrah’s bowling, and by doing so, he became only the second player in history to score the Indian pacer for two maximums in an innings of a Test match
Among those was Konstas, the second youngest Aussie batter to score a half-century in Test cricket, who made the half-century mark in 52 balls and later registered the third fastest fifty on debut for the Baggy Greens. He then spoke to the media about his plans against Bumrah-the bowler who was completely off colour against him.
According to Konstas, he thought about reverse scoops against the world No. 1 Test bowler during his time in the middle, and he will look to keep trying to get after him in the future matches as well.
“Just when the ball was coming down. I will look to keep targeting him. Hopefully, he might come back on, but I will see what happens,” Konstas said in an interview with cricket.com.au during the drinks’ break.
Konstas, in place of Nathan McSweeney, added 89 runs from the opening stand with Usman Khawaja in 19.2 overs for the first wicket before heading back to the pavillion on the second ball of the 20th over from the very bowler who kept his place in the Indian playing XI, after an average showing with the ball in the previous game played by The Gabba – Jadeja trapped him in front of the wickets. However, bounce turned it sufficiently into him to catch the inside edge before it thudded on to silly point.
Would like a comeback, after conceding 38 runs in his six overs during the first spell, during the second session on the first day, and take a few wickets so that India could make a turnaround in this match, after the usual Australian culture of 112 runs for the loss of one wicket in the morning session.
