Sam Konstas vs Jasprit Bumrah: The Australian young opening batsman, who made his debut in the Boxing Day Test match being played between India and Australia, did not spare world number one bowler Jasprit Bumrah. After getting out, he said that he will continue playing like this in the series in future also. 19-year-old Konstas has warned Team India for the remaining matches of the series by playing a explosive inning of 60 runs in 65 balls.
The young Australian player hit an excellent boundary while playing a ramp shot against Bumrah in the seventh over of the innings. After this, he hit many fours and 2 sixes in Bumrah’s over. The Indian top player had not hit any six in the last 25 Test matches played in the last four years.
When Bumrah came to bowl the 11th over of the innings, Konstas scored 18 runs with the help of one six and two fours. Even before this, in the 7th over of the innings, targeting Jasprit Bumrah, he took 14 runs with the help of one six and two fours.
However, the way Sam Constas tried to play the reverse scoop shot, he surprised everyone. Sam Constas first tried to play reverse scoop on the fifth ball of Bumrah’s second over, but he remained unnamed. During this, discussion started in the commentary box whether it was a brave attempt or a stupid one. During this time, Usman Khawaja standing at the non-strike end was also laughing.
After this, Sam Constas tried to play a reverse shot in the fifth over and failed during this too. After this he played scoop and reverse shots in the seventh over and scored 14 runs. During this he also hit a six. Sam Constas finally succeeded in scoring runs with his amazing shot and also made a big record.
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In fact, ever since the record has been maintained, there have been 23 attempts to play a reverse scoop shot or a scoop shot in the first 10 overs of a Test match. Whereas Sam Constas made five such attempts in the first 10 overs during his debut innings.
“It’s unbelievable, look at the crowd, I’m just trying to play with some freedom and trust myself and hopefully I can score some more runs,” Konstas told Fox Cricket during the drinks break. “
When asked if his ramp shot against Bumrah was premeditated, he said, “I paid attention to the ball coming down. I will continue to aim and hopefully it happens again, but let’s see.” It happens.”
Kontas scored his first half-century on debut in just 52 balls. It was the third fastest half-century in Australian Test history. Earlier, Adam Gilchrist and Ashton Agar had achieved this feat. They made a partnership of 89 runs for the wicket before being out LBW on the ball of Ravindra Jadeja.
Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan also praised the young Australian player. He wrote in X Post, “What I see in Sam Constas is fearlessness. That’s what Australia wanted. We wanted someone who would face Jasprit Bumrah in a different way.”
(With inputs from IANS)
Also read: IND vs AUS: Jasprit Bumrah made a great record, did this for the first time in his career
