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.

Sam Konstas made his Test debut at the MCG in the fourth Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy and took on India's talisman Jasprit Bumrah early in the day.Konstas also broke Bumrah's streak of not conceding a six in Tests for almost 4 years,

Konstas' brother Billy, who is a physiotherapist by profession, revealed how his father's error eventually helped his younger brother learn tackling pace bowling from an early age. "We were little kids and the first time dad took us to a bowling machine, he had it on 90 miles an hour, thinking it was 90 kilometres," Billy told Fox Cricket.

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.

Opener Sam Konstas made a memorable Test debut, scoring an impressive 65-ball 60 against India on the first day of the Melbourne Test. Konstas aggress

Australia's Sam Konstas made a memorable debut during the Boxing Day Test against India as he displayed attacking batting against Jasprit Bumrah

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

Sam Konstas, a 19-year-old debutant, impressed with a 60-run knock against India in the fourth Test at the MCG. His unique self-talk and aggressive batting style rattled the Indian bowlers. A controversial shoulder bump with Virat Kohli added drama,

Sam Konstas' elder brother was left dumbfounded as the 19-year-old displayed exquisite ramp shots on his Australia debut against the likes of Jasprit Bumrah.