Konstas made his Australia Test debut in the Boxing Day Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, replacing Nathan McSweeney, and scored 60 off 65 balls, scooping Jasprit Bumrah for fun in the early passage of play, leaving everyone enthralled. Though Bumrah took him out in the second innings, Konstas has left everyone in Australia excited about the player he can be in the future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It was my first time playing in front of 90,000 people on day one at the MCG, and I was like, \u2018holy crap, this is surreal. Playing against legends of the game like Kohli and Bumrah and playing with legends like Steve Smith and Pat Cummins, it is what I\u2019ve dreamt of as a kid and I was just trying to soak up every second of it really. I\u2019m very fortunate as a 19-year-old to be getting that experience and learning from the best,\" Konstas told CODE Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The teen opener also found himself at the center of an on-field confrontation with Kohli during a gripping session of play when Konstas was in the midst of an impressive innings and Kohli bumped into the youngster in between overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But, the 19-year-old revealed he sought him out with Kohli as the two had a chat after the game and the India star gave him best wishes for the Sri Lanka tour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I had a little chat after the game telling him that I idolise him, and it\u2019s obviously a huge honour playing against him. When I did verse him, I was like, \u2018wow, Virat Kohli is batting.\u2019 He just had that presence about him, all the Indian crowd getting amongst it. Chanting his name. It was quite surreal,\" Konstas said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"He was very down to earth. A lovely person and just wishing me all the best saying hopefully I go well on the tour of Sri Lanka he said if I\u2019m in. My whole family loves Virat. I\u2019ve idolised him from a young age and he\u2019s a legend of the game,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the Sydney Test, Konstas found himself involved a heated moment with Bumrah. He revealed the exchange stemmed from him trying to waste time to prevent India from bowling another over before the end of the day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"He was very down to earth. A lovely person and just wishing me all the best saying hopefully I go well on the tour of Sri Lanka he said if I\u2019m in. My whole family loves Virat. I\u2019ve idolised him from a young age and he\u2019s a legend of the game,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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