In a thrilling start to the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), 19-year-old Sam Konstas announced himself in spectacular fashion, delivering an unforgettable debut performance against India’s star pacer, Jasprit Bumrah. The young Australian opener’s fearless approach left fans and commentators in awe, marking Day 1 of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as one for the history books.

After a nervy start, with Bumrah’s precision testing the Australian openers early on, Konstas took matters into his own hands during the pacer’s seventh over. With the score at 39 for 1, Konstas did the unthinkable — he took on one of the world’s most respected bowlers with audacious reverse ramps, a stroke rarely seen in Test cricket, let alone against a bowler of Bumrah’s calibre. The first ball was expertly flicked over the wicketkeeper’s head for four, leaving Bumrah visibly rattled. But Konstas wasn’t finished there. The next delivery was lofted for a magnificent six, sailing over the slip cordon, a moment that marked a major milestone in Bumrah’s career.