Delhi: The five-match Test series being played between Australia and India is currently tied at 1-1. India defeated Australia by 295 runs in the first Test match played in Perth, after which the hosts made a spectacular comeback by defeating India by 10 wickets in the second match in Adelaide to level the series 1-1, but held at Gabba. The third match was canceled due to rain. Now two matches are left in the series, which are very important for both the teams in view of the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2025. Both the tests will be played in Melbourne and Sydney.
Also read – AUS vs IND: Gabba Test washed out due to rain, after the third match both teams are tied at 1-1 in the series.
Recently, Australian cricket selectors have announced their team for the upcoming two test matches, in which 19-year-old opening batsman Sam Constas has got a place in the team for the first time.
Who is Sam Sam Constas?
Sam Constas was born on 2 October 2005. He recently scored a century in 90 balls in the practice day-night test match played against India. Not only this, before this he had scored a brilliant half-century against India A. He played a brilliant inning of 56 runs in 27 balls while playing for Sydney Thunders during the last edition of the Big Bash League. Sam has scored 718 runs in 11 first-class matches at an average of about 43, which includes 2 centuries and 3 fifties. He performed brilliantly in the Under-19 World Cup 2023. The right-handed batsman had scored 191 runs in 7 matches.
After joining the Australian team, he can now make a big splash while debuting in international cricket. In such a situation, he will be seen as an opening batsman. Sam will also be the second youngest player to make his Test debut after Kangaroo team captain Pat Cummins. Cummins made his Test debut at the age of 18 years and 193 days. Now it remains to be seen how his performance is at the international level.
of series Australia's team for the last two test matches is as follows –
Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head (vice-captain), Steve Smith (vice-captain), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstans, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc. , Beau Webster.
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