Name it a exuberance of youth or the trendy day batting, Australian debutant Sam Konstas has gone full T20 mode on his Check debut on the Boxing Day in opposition to Indian spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.
After the 19-year-old missed out on the ramp shot twice early in his innings, he will get it proper thrice in a single over in opposition to Jasprit Bumrah. Konstas hit Bumrah for 2 boundaries and one six, with the ramp pictures, which left commentators Mark Waugh, Adam Gilchirst and Ravi Shastri in disbelief.
That is as entertaining because it will get!
Debutant Sam Konstas with a wild introduction to Check Cricket.#AUSvINDhttps://t.co/1YTMEnPajw
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 26, 2024
“I can’t consider this,” Mark Waugh stated on air.
“He has gone all Bazball.
“He had stated that he has received a plan in opposition to Jasprit Bumrah, however didn’t revealed it. This may be his manner of taking down Bumrah,” he stated.
Former India coach stated: “He has finished effectively to unsettle Bumrah and up to now it has labored for Konstas.”
Konstas, 19, will turned the youngest participant ever to open the batting in a Check for Australia.
A little bit of audacity!
Smiles in all places because the 19-year-old Sam Konstas tried to ramp Jasprit Bumrah very early in his debut 👀#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/9I9urUnmuq
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 25, 2024
After surviving a probing first over from Jasprit Bumrah, the debutant Konstas tried to reverse ramp Bumrah over the slips cordon. He missed twice, prompting a baffled response from the Melbourne crowd, his opening associate Usman Khawaja and the world’s No. 1 ranked bowler Jasprit Bumrah as effectively.
Nonetheless, he made the correction within the seventh over.
Within the first ball of the over, Bumrah went straight and Konstas shuffled throughout the crease and flicked it straight over wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant’s head.
WHAT ARE WE SEEING!
Sam Konstas simply whipped Jasprit Bumrah for six 😱#AUSvIND | #PlayOfTheDay | @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/ZuNdtCncLO
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 26, 2024
Subsequent ball, he reverse scooped it over the slip cordon for a six.
After a few dots, he’s finished it once more, this time he reverse scooped it down in the direction of deep third man.
Earlier, whereas presenting the Dishevelled Inexperienced to Konstas, former Check captain Mark Taylor has stated that teenager’s first problem as a global cricketer might be to outlive star paceman Jasprit Bumrah.
And Konstas did it with some model.
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