On Monday, before he was confirmed to debut in the Boxing Day Test, Sam Konstas crowed about his ‘secret’ plan for Jasprit Bumrah, though he wouldn’t say what it was. “I am generally going to put pressure back on the bowler,

Konstas became the first batter in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy to hit a six against Bumrah. While most of the other Australian batters struggled to even withstand the pressure posed by the marquee Indian pacer, Konstas showed a new way he could be tackled.

Sam Konstas says he tried to “keep targeting” Jasprit Bumrah during a stunning opening hour of the Boxing Day Test as he rattled off a 52-ball half-century on debut.