On Monday, before he was confirmed to debut in the Boxing Day Test, Sam Konstas crowed about his ‘secret’ plan for Jasprit Bumrah, though he wouldn’t say what it was. “I am generally going to put pressure back on the bowler,

Konstas became the first batter in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy to hit a six against Bumrah. While most of the other Australian batters struggled to even withstand the pressure posed by the marquee Indian pacer, Konstas showed a new way he could be tackled.

Sam Konstas smashed Jasprit Bumrah on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test and scored 34 runs in a single spell which is the most runs scored off him in a spell in Tests

Nineteen-year-old Sam Konstas made a sensational Test debut, hitting two sixes off India's Jasprit Bumrah at the MCG, becoming the second player to do so in a single innings. His fearless performance and rapid half-century in 52 balls marked him as a promising future star in Australian cricket.