Young Australia batter Sam Konstas revealed that his mother was emotional after he earned his maiden call up to the Australian Test team. Notably, Konstas has replaced Nathan McSweeney for the last two Tests against India and is set to open the innings alongside Usman Khawaja in the upcoming fourth Test in Melbourne.
Recently, the 19-year-old shared his thoughts on his Test call up on the sidelines of the Big Bash League (BBL) Match 8 between Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers. Konstas revealed that he got a call from the Australian chief selector George Bailey while in the nets and immediately called his parents. He also mentioned how he fought back his tears while talking to his mother, who was extremely emotional.
“I was actually in the nets and I got the call by George Bailey and he told me that I was in the test squad, so I was so thrilled, called my parents straight away, they were very emotional. But yeah, hopefully we meet the team on tomorrow and then go from there. Mum was in tears, so I was trying not to cry and then dad was super proud. It’s been an amazing journey, all the ups and downs, so very grateful for their sacrifices.
Sam Konstas in brilliant form
Meanwhile, Konstas didn’t have a memorable outing in the match as he got dismissed for a three-ball duck. However, he’s been in magnificent form in the Sheffield Shield being the second-highest run scorer for New South Wales (NSW) with 471 runs from eight innings at an average of 58.87 with two hundreds and one fifty.
Earlier, he also scored a magnificent hundred for Prime Minister’s XI against India during the pink-ball warm up fixture. Konstas scored a sensational 107 (97) with the help of 14 fours and a six as he guided his team to a score of 240. He also scored a match-winning unbeaten 73 in the second unofficial Test against India A.
Despite coming into the series on the back of good form, Konstas will have a herculean task of facing ace India speedster Jasprit Bumrah who was an absolute nightmare to face for his predecessor Nathan McSweeney.
