The 19-year-old Sam Konstas stepped up to rejuvenate Australia in front of a near record cricket crowd as he got under the skin of India in the fourth Test.

At the age of 19 years and 85 days, Konstas became the youngest-ever person in Test cricket history to score a fifty against India on Test debut. India played its first Test in 1932, so Konstas is the youngest in 92 years to score half-century.

The 19-year-old Sam Konstas played a brilliant 60-run innings in just 65 balls on his debut against India at Melbourne Cricket Ground

I think I was just getting used to the wicket, first time facing him, getting used to his action. Obviously, he beat my bat quite a few times, and I was lucky enough to get a few away. But it was a great contest,

Opener Sam Konstas made a memorable Test debut, scoring an impressive 65-ball 60 against India on the first day of the Melbourne Test. Konstas aggressively took on bowler Jasprit Bumrah, hitting him for 18 runs in one over.

Sam Konstas attempts an audacious reverse scoop against arguably world’s best fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. It didn’t come off. Right after that, the debutant was beaten on the outside edge. The two near misses should have forced the teenager to take a step back and adopt a cautious approach However,