IND Vs AUS: Miracle happened in Melbourne with the debut of Sam Konstas, 95 years record broken

Cricket News Desk. The Australian cricket team gave 19-year-old Sam Constas a chance to debut in the Melbourne Test against India. He was included in the team in place of Nathan McSweeney. In this way Sam Constas became the fourth youngest player to debut for Australia. During this, he also broke the 95 year old record in Melbourne. Let us know about this record.

Sam Constas breaks 95-year-old record in his debut match in Melbourne
Actually, in the fourth Test between India and Australia, Australian team captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat. Sam Constas got a chance to debut in the fourth test match. The information about Sam's inclusion in the final eleven came to light during the practice session itself.

In this way Constas became the 468th player to play Test cricket for the Kangaroo team. At the same time, he created history by debuting in Melbourne 13 years after Pat Cummins i.e. at the age of 19 years and 85 days. Cummins made his Test cricket debut in 2011 at the age of 18. In this way Constas became the youngest batsman to make his Test debut for Australia after 13 years.

During this, Sam Constas broke the 95 year old record. He outlived Clem Hill by 19 years and 85 days. At the same time, Archie Jackson, who opened with Don Bradman, was also left behind, who debuted in 1929 at the age of 19 years and 149 days.

Australia's youngest test debutant
17 yrs 239 yrs Ian Craig vs SA Melbourne 1953
18yrs 193yrs Pat Cummins vs SA Joburg 2011
18yrs 232yrs Tom Garrett vs England Melbourne 1877
19 yrs 85 yrs Sam Constas vs India Melbourne 2024
19 Year 96 Clem Hill vs England Lords 1896

Who is Sam Constas?
Sam Constas is a young Australian player who plays primarily as a batsman. Sam has played cricket for the Australian Under-19 team. Sam's cricket career is progressing very fast. He played his first first-class match in 2023. During this period, he scored 718 runs in 18 innings of 11 matches, which included 2 centuries. He scored a brilliant century in the two-day practice match between PM XI and the Indian team after the first Test match of this series. He scored 107 runs on 97 balls.