Sam Konstas will create history in the Melbourne Test; Become the youngest Australian debutant after Pat Cummins

In the first three matches of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy being played between India and Australia, Australia's opening batsman Nathan McSweeney could not live up to the expectations of the team management. McSweeney scored just 72 runs in six innings of this series. Due to this, he has been dropped from the team squad and 19-year-old young cricketer Sam Konstas from Sydney has been given a chance, he is ready to debut for Australia in the Boxing Day Test. As soon as he enters the Melbourne Test, Konstas will become the second youngest Australian Test debutant of this century after Pat Cummins.

Sam Konstas is an explosive batsman with great style. The name Konstas cropped up on the big stage after a brilliant performance in the 2023 Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, having played a crucial role for Australia in their victory. He has been doing pretty well in the domestic circuit of cricket while representing New South Wales. Konstas has scored 718 runs in just 11 first-class matches at an average of 42.23 so far. According to the Greek Herald, he will replace Nathan McSweeney in the Boxing Day Test.

In the Pink Ball Test against India for PM XI, Sam Konstas played an explosive innings of 107 runs off 97 balls, after which the selectors have now expressed confidence in him and included him in the team. Constas did fabulously well at the ballies of Muhammad Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, and Jadeja's Ravindra.

Australia's team for the fourth and fifth Test: Pat Cummins (captain), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Constas, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc and Beau Webster.