Sam Konstas "excited" and "super confident" to face Jasprit Bumrah

Ahead of his debut against Team India, Australia`s Sam Konstas is super confident to face visitor`s lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah.

Sam Konstas received a maiden call-up for the remaining two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India in Melbourne and Sydney.

The five-match Test series against India and Australia are currently tied at 1-1. The fourth Test match will kick start on December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Sam Konstas said that the analysts of Team Australia had already given a little feedback on each bowler.

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“I won`t watch too much [of him]. I have already seen him a lot. But I am excited to challenge myself and face him. Usually, our analysts do a little feedback on each bowler. I might read that, maybe,” Konstas was quoted by ICC as saying.

Further, Konstas stated that he is just backing up his skills and trying to keep things simple.

“I`m super confident. Just backing my skills, I have done all the hard work. Just another game, I guess, and trying to keep it simple. As a kid you have always dreamt of the moment, and it is very rare, getting your baggy green. So it`s a huge honour if I do get in,” he added.

Sam Konstas played a vital role in Australia`s ICC U19 World Cup 2024 triumph, scoring 191 runs in seven innings at an average of 27.28, including a century. He also featured in a two-match series between Australia A and India A ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, scoring 92 runs in four innings, highlighted by a match-winning 73*. In the warm-up pink-ball game against India, he stamped his authority with a classy 107 off 97 balls against a formidable Indian attack.

In the ongoing Sheffield Shield season, Konstas is the fifth-highest run-getter with 471 runs in five matches at an average of 58.87, including two centuries and a fifty, with a best score of 152.

(With ANI Inputs)