The first delivery was deftly scooped over the wicketkeeper's head for four, leaving Bumrah and the Indian camp momentarily stunned. In an electrifying start to the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), 19-year-old Sam Konstas delivered a debut performance for the ages. Facing India's ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, Konstas showcased nerves of steel and a fearless attitude, lighting up Day 1 of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
After an intense opening spell by Bumrah, who kept the Australian openers on edge, Konstas decided to flip the script. Facing Bumrah's seventh over, the teenage sensation employed a series of audacious reverse ramps, a move rarely seen in Test cricket, especially against someone of Bumrah’s caliber. _ ONE OF THE CRAZIEST MOMENTS EVER IN TEST HISTORY _ pic.
twitter.com/eI1FunYgvP The first delivery was deftly scooped over the wicketkeeper's head for four, leaving Bumrah and the Indian camp momentarily stunned. However, Konstas wasn’t done.
The second delivery saw him repeat the audacious stroke, this time sending the ball sailing over the slip cordon for a remarkable six. This shot marked a historic moment as Bumrah conceded a six in Test cricket after an astonishing 4,483 deliveries and a gap of three years. A Record-Breaking Feat Konstas’s daring assault didn’t end there.
The penultimate ball of the same over was dispatched for another six, making him only the second batter after Jos Buttler to hit Bumrah for two sixes i.