Clashes between Australia’s 19-year-old opener Sam Konstas and Indian gamers have been a number of the highlights of the ultimate two Checks of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. The ultimate moments of Day 1 noticed Konstas and Bumrah in a disagreement, which fired up the Indian seamer. Bumrah ended up dismissing Konstas’ opening companion Usman Khawaja on the fag finish of Day 1, prompting a tweet from former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra taunting Konstas, and alluring him on a tour to India.
“Konstas ka ek Check tour of India karva do…Kaun Tha Stas ho jayega (Let Konstas tour India as soon as, he’ll turn into a ‘has been’,” posted Chopra on X.
Konstas ka ek Check tour of India karva do…Kaun Tha Stas ho jayega.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 3, 2025
Regardless of making his debut in simply the fourth Check, Konstas has had a number of run-ins with Indian gamers already. Chopra’s tweet seems as a jab in the direction of the younger batter, inviting him to play in India, the place abroad batters normally have a tough time taking part in in spin-friendly circumstances.
Subsequently, Chopra’s sarcastic tweet acknowledged that Konstas would battle a lot in India, he’d turn into a ‘has been’.
Within the fourth Check, Konstas’ aggressive begin – together with two sixes off India’s tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah – concluded in a shoulder-barging incident between him and Virat Kohli, leading to a effective deducting 20 per cent of match charges for the latter.
Within the fifth Check, Konstas’ run-in with Bumrah was adopted by repeated sledging from Indian gamers in the direction of the kids, with the likes of Kohli, Bumrah and Yashasvi Jaiswal getting concerned.
“Sure Bumrah, there’s your man now,” Kohli was heard saying by way of the stump mic, whereas Bumrah responded by calling Konstas a No. 10 batter.
However, Jaiswal went one step additional and tried to rattle the 19-year-old by sledging him in Hindi, a language Konstas doesn’t perceive.
“Hey Konstas, cannot you hit photographs anymore?” stated Jaiswal to taunt Konstas within the morning of Day 2 of the fifth Check.
Whereas Konstas did hit an outstanding half-century on Check debut, he has made solely 8 and 23 since that knock.
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