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Sam Konstas and Virat Kohli clashed on the sector© X (Twitter)
It is not frequent for a debutant to play as fearlessly as Australia’s Sam Konstas did en path to his 52-ball half-century in opposition to India on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Check in Melbourne. Konstas hit some beautiful T20-styled pictures early within the innings to unnerve the Indian pacers, particularly Jasprit Bumrah. Seeing Konstas bat in sixth gear, Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli seemed to get on his nerves within the center. Within the first session, Kohli appeared to have given Konstas a shoulder push, with the intention being to unsettle the 19-year-old batter.
Kohli, and Konstas’ altercation within the center grew to become a heated affair, prompting different gamers and umpires to intervene. The transfer, nevertheless, did not have an effect on the Australian opener’s mindset by any means, as he continued to bat with the identical depth, mentioning his maiden half-century.
Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas exchanged a heated second on the MCG. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/QL13nZ9IGI
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 26, 2024
Konstas grew to become the fourth youngest Check debutant for Australia on Thursday as he acquired his dishevelled inexperienced cap from former Aussie skipper Mark Taylor on the age of 19 years and 85 days on Thursday.
Kohli and Konstas come collectively and make contact #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/adb09clEqd
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 26, 2024
Ian Craig tops the listing after he performed his maiden recreation for the Aussies in 1953 on the age of 17 years 239 days. Skipper Pat Cummins holds the second place on the chart as he made his debut on the age of 18 years and 193 days in 2011. Tom Garrett stands in third place and Clem Hill holds the fifth place on the chart.
That includes for the Prime Minister’s XI in a two-day recreation in opposition to the touring Indians after the Perth Check, Konstas attracted the highlight with a century in opposition to the visiting aspect.
In his 11 first-class matches Konstas has scored 718 runs at a mean of 42.2, together with two centuries and three half-centuries.
Within the ongoing Sheffield Defend season, Konstas is the fifth-highest run-getter with 471 runs in 5 matches at a mean of 58.87, together with two centuries and a fifty, with a finest rating of 152.
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