Sam Konstas impressed on his debut with a well-made 60 against India on Boxing Day in Melbourne. The Australian opener replaced Nathan McSweeney in the squad for the remaining two Test matches.

Sam Konstas scored 60 off 65 runs on Test debut for Australia against India. The highlight of Konstas’ innings were the ramp shots he hit against top-ranked Jasprit Bumrah.

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.

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been a dramatic affair so far with both India and Australia trying to outplay each other constantly. The contest on paper has been even so far as the series continues to be 1-1.

Jasprit Bumrah, after being hammered by debutant Sam Konstas in his initial spell, came back with a bang. In fact, he picked up the dangerous Travis Head, who slammed two centuries in the last two Tests of the series,

The first day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne ended in balance. Australia scored 263 runs, losing five wickets. Debutant Sam Konstas made 65 runs and Usman Khawaj scored 57. Marnus Labuschagne added 72 runs.

Jasprit Bumrah has attained the joint-highest rating points ever for an Indian bowler on the rankings chart after his 9 for 94 in the third Test against Australia in Brisbane. The Indian spearhead, who already heads the rankings list for bowlers,

India’s spearhead pacer Jasprit Bumrah has solidified his top spot in the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings after his phenomenal performance in Brisbane. Bumrah’s nine-wicket haul for 94 runs in the rain-marred third Test against Australia earned him 14 additional rating points,

India’s bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has attained the joint-highest rating points ever achieved by a Test bowler from his country after another excellent performance in the third match of their series against Australia in Brisbane.