On his Test debut, Australian opener Sam Konstas ramped, scooped, and reverse scooped Jasprit Bumrah, demonstrating his status as the “real definition” of new-generation cricketers. The New South Welshman’s form has suffered greatly since then, but he has returned to form with a brilliant century against India A in Lucknow.
As early as the opening over of the day against Prasidh Krishna, Sam Konstas reportedly made an attempt to use his reverse scoop without hesitation. For the remainder of the day, the right-hander displayed his attacking ability by hammering a 109 off 144 balls, which included three sixes and ten fours.
Tim Paine, a former Australian captain and current Australia “A” coach, said that Konstas will become a star in international cricket following this incredible knock.
In Australia, we are aware of Sam Konstas great skill and think he will one day be a major player in international cricket. According to Sportstar, Paine told the media on the day of the game, “At the moment, he’s still figuring out the best way to play — when to be aggressive and when to trust his defence.”
“This series, we’ll urge him to trust his gut. We want him to go hard and put pressure on the opposition when he’s feeling good and in control, but there will be difficult periods in India when he needs to absorb pressure,” Paine continued.
After a run of low scores—3, 5, 25, 0, 17, and 0—Sam Konstas needed the reprimand on a personal level.
“I believe you will occasionally catch a glimpse of that. You never know what you’re going to get from him, which is part of the excitement of watching him, Paine continued.
Sam Konstas also discussed his knock, saying that in order to overcome the early conditions at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, he had to battle a “few mental demons.”
After the opening day, Sam Konstas remarked, “It’s good spending time in the middle today.” To get past that, I felt like I had to battle a lot of mental obstacles. It was all about attempting to adjust to the circumstances, and there were undoubtedly various obstacles,” he continued.
“I’m really excited and hope to build on that.”
“I believed the pitch had a little nip early on. It didn’t spin as much after that, so I followed my gut and tried to rinse and repeat each ball using my method.”
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