Sam Konstas is caught in heartwarming scene after Australia gained the Boxing Day Take a look at – as teen sensation’s BIZARRE transfer after the victory is revealed

Sam Konstas proved why he is made an enormous splash with cricket followers as he was captured in touching scenes on the Aussie group’s resort following their gorgeous victory over India within the Boxing Day Take a look at.

Australia will savour one among their biggest Take a look at wins earlier than shortly turning their consideration to lifting the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the primary time in a decade.

After finishing a surprising Boxing Day Take a look at win in opposition to India late on day 5, Australia have simply three days off earlier than the collection finale begins on the SCG.

Konstas rattled India throughout his first innings, plundering a half-century from simply 52 balls following some superb ramp photographs and daring putting as he thrashed the world-class bowling assault, together with celebrity fast Jasprit Bumrah.

Aussie cricket tragics and consultants, together with West Indian nice Ian Bishop, hailed the innings as one of many biggest debuts they’ve seen – with one fan even calling for his picture to be added to the nation’s foreign money.

The plucky teenager did not flinch when Virat Kohli slammed his shoulder into him – and he spent the next days of the Take a look at match posing for images with followers and attempting his finest to rev up the MCG crowd.

Australia’s new opening batter was additionally photographed mingling with Indian and Aussie followers after Monday’s well-known victory

Konstas has spent a lot of the week signing autographs and posing for selfies after his first-innings knock thrilled the cricket world

On Monday following the win, Konstas was photographed high-fiving workers on the Aussie group’s resort, proving he goes out of his method to mingle with followers even when the TV cameras aren’t on himi.

The teenager was additionally seen hanging out with Aussie and Indian followers exterior the resort. 

Konstas went from 6000 Instagram followers to greater than 105,000 in a single day as followers went wild over his daring knock on the MCG – and that quantity has since swelled to 219,000.

Nonetheless, because the victory Konstas hasn’t posted a single factor to social media – which is extremely uncommon for the one teenager in Pat Cummins’ aspect.

Australia will regain the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the primary time since 2014-15 in the event that they win or draw the New 12 months’s Take a look at in Sydney, beginning on Friday.

Victory for India and a collection drawn 2-2 would permit the vacationers to retain the trophy, rising with the spoils for a record-extending fifth-straight time.

Will probably be the primary time a Take a look at collection in Australia heads to the same old SCG finale with a trophy up for grabs since India toured right here in 2003-04.

Declaring it equal with final 12 months’s Edgbaston Ashes match as the perfect Take a look at win he is been concerned in, Pat Cummins instructed his teammates to benefit from the 184-run win on the MCG first.

Konstas’s spectacular half-century of simply 52 balls set the tone for the primary innings on the MCG

The younger gun has but to make a submit concerning the historic match on social media

‘You’re employed so arduous over 5 days to win a Take a look at match like this,’ Cummins stated.

‘We’ll savour this for a few hours at the very least, after which it’s going to be restoration for the subsequent few days.

‘I am positive the batters could have successful, and the bowlers, I dare say, shall be very mild on.’

If Australia can raise the trophy in Sydney, it will be the primary time because the 1997 Ashes they’ve recovered from a 0-1 deficit to win a Take a look at collection.

It could mark a dramatic turnaround after they had been embarrassed by India in Perth to kick off this blockbuster five-Take a look at battle.