India vs Australia: The fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar series is going on between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. On the first day of the match, Australia's debutant Sam Constas dazzled everyone with his innings of 60 runs. The specialty of his innings was that he thrashed world class Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah. He also hit two sixes off Bumrah in his innings, which broke the Indian bowler's streak of not hitting sixes in Tests for four years.
Constas revealed planning against Bumrah
After this fascinating innings, Constas told how he planned to deal with Bumrah. He revealed that there was actually a bit of pressure on him to play against Bumrah, but by sticking to his game plan he was able to take advantage of it. Speaking in the press conference after stumps on the first day, Constas said that his reverse scoop play against Bumrah was already decided. He admitted that the first over was all about understanding the unique action of the Indian pacer and reading the pitch.
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Bumrah is a great bowler – Constas
Kangaroo batsman Constas said, 'Tried to understand Jasprit Bumrah's action in the first over and then played the reverse scoop shot thoughtfully. This is cricket and every player has the freedom to express himself. Bumrah is a legendary bowler. I put a little pressure on him and today it proved effective.
Big record in the name of Constas
With many excellent shots, Constas scored 60 runs in just 65 balls in his very first test match. He got huge success against Bumrah in the match, where he scored 18 runs in a single over of the great bowler of the present time, which created a big record. By hitting a six off Bumrah, Constas became the first batsman after the year 2021 to hit a six off an Indian bowler. The last time Cameron Green hit a six off Bumrah was in January 2021 in Sydney.
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