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Australia’s teenage batting sensation Sam Konstas regrets his involvement within the stand-off with Jasprit Bumrah through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Trophy, admitting he was solely making an attempt to waste time however finally, the Indian tempo spearhead had the “last laugh”.
Konstas made an impression within the closing two Checks of the collection along with his audacious strokeplay but additionally discovered himself on the centre of a few fiery exchanges with Indian stars Bumrah and Virat Kohli.
One such incident occurred on the opening day of the fifth Check, when Konstas had a heated run-in with Bumrah.
“I love being in the contest and always try to put my best foot forward,” Konstas informed CODE Sports activities.
Close to the tip of the day’s play, Bumrah, trying to get in another over, was met with resistance from the Australian gamers, who have been making an attempt to waste time. This led to a fiery change of phrases between Konstas and the Indian pacer.
Two deliveries later, Bumrah, who was main the facet within the absence of an off-colour Rohit Sharma, took the wicket of Usman Khawaja off the final ball.
After dismissing Khawaja, Bumrah walked in Konstas’ course and stared him down.
Reflecting on the incident, Konstas admitted, “I feel like it’s probably a good learning for me. I was trying to waste a little bit of time there so they didn’t get another over. But he (Bumrah) had the last laugh.
“Obviously he is world class and he took, what, 32 wickets in the series.” Konstas appears to have realized his lesson about not frightening the peerless pacer. “If that happened again, maybe I wouldn’t have said anything,” he stated.
Jasprit Bumrah gestures in direction of Sam Konstas.
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Jasprit Bumrah gestures in direction of Sam Konstas.
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{The teenager} was additionally concerned in an on-field change with Kohli, who shoulder-charged Konstas, adopted by a heated verbal change between the 2.
Nevertheless, Konstas revealed that regardless of the incident, he later went to talk along with his childhood hero Kohli.
“I had a little chat after the game telling him that I idolise him, and it’s obviously a huge honour playing against him,” Konstas stated.
“When I did verse him, I was like, ‘wow, Virat Kohli is batting.’ He just had that presence about him, all the Indian crowd getting amongst it. Chanting his name. It was quite surreal”.
Konstas added that “He was very down to earth. A lovely person and just wishing me all the best saying hopefully I go well on the tour of Sri Lanka he said if I’m in.
“My whole family loves Virat. I’ve idolised him from a young age and he’s a legend of the game.”
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