19-year-old Sam Konstas is not fussed about facing Jasprit Bumrah at the Boxing Day Test match. Konstas, who replaced Nathan McSweeney in the Australia squad for the Melbourne Test, said that he had watched a lot of Bumrah and had his own plans against the star India pacer.
Konstas was brought into the Australian side after his impressive showing against India A in the Prime Minister’s XI tour game. Konstas was the lone man standing for the Australian side, and scored a terrific century against a pace attack that had Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj. Konstas had hit 107 off just 97 balls in Australia’s 247 runs.
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Konstas hailed Bumrah as the best bowler in the world and was also respectful about the rest of the Indian attack. One of the reporters present in the press conference compared Konstas with Watson, to which Konstas replied that his method of batting was somewhat similar to Watson’s as he likes to take on the attack.
“I have my plans against Bumrah, but of course I am not going to say what it is. I am generally going to put pressure back on the bowler. Jasprit Bumrah is the best in the world but they are all good bowlers,” Sam Konstas said in the press conference on Monday, 23 December.
“I am quite familiar with Shane Watson. I like to take the game on and put pressure on the bowlers. Shane Watson is a legend of the game, hope I get to do the same this week,” Konstas further added at the MCG.
The batter was not fussed about making his debut at the MCG, in the Boxing Day Test – which is expected to garner record attendance.
“It’s just another day for me. A bit special because my parents are coming. But its pretty simple, I am going to just back myself,” Konstas concluded.
Konstas has had an impressive rookie season in Australia’s Sheffield Shield. The batter has scored 718 runs from 11 matches at the First Class level.
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