Konstas, who took on Bumrah's pace attack aggressively, struck the Indian pacer for two sixes in the opening hours of the match, despite struggling initially. Bumrah, speaking to the host broadcaster on Day 3, shared his experience facing the debutant, acknowledging that his style was not unfamiliar to him due to his extensive T20 career.

Indian cricket team 's pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah, has opened up on the fiery face-off with Australian debutant Sam Konstas in the ongoing fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Despite Konstas's aggressive and unique approach,

"I love different challenges, always looking forward to a new challenge." Bumrah, who made his ODI debut Down Under, said Australia always brings the best out of him.

Sam Konstas caught most of the Indian players and former cricketers off guard with his counterattacking knock on the opening day of the boxing day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Konstas hit Bumrah for two sixes during his knock.

That wasn't all. In the 11th over, Konstas topped his previous assault on Bumrah, bludgeoning 19 off the India quick, hitting two fours and a six to go with a double. The two overs meant that Konstas' 34 runs off 33 balls faced by Bumrah are the most any batter has scored off him in Tests, going past 25 off 40 by Alastair Cook in 2018.

Australia’s Sam Konstas delivered one of the most eye-catching performances by a batter in recent times as he smashed a 65-ball 65, against India in Melbourne on Day 1 of the fourth Border-Gavaskar Test.

Sam Konstas takes it right to Jasprit Bumrah, ramping him for three boundaries in a single over and attempting two more.

Ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah said that it was an interesting battle against Sam Konstas on the opening day of the fourth Test but believed he could have got the latter out on six or seven occasions in the first two overs.

Jasprit Bumrah has opened up about his encounter with Australian debutant Sam Konstas on Day 1 of the ongoing Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), revealing that the 19-year-old's unorthodox style didn't faze him.

Jasprit Bumrah did not feel that he could not take Sam Konstas' wicket as he played a few unorthodox shots to find the fence in his debut Test innings.