19-years-old Sam Konstas of Australia, who made his Test debut at Melbourne against India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, received a suggestion from former India head coach Ravi Shastri to concentrate on his ‘strengths’ and play the way he wants, reported news agency ANI.
Nobody expected Sam would smash the world’s best fast bowler of current times Jasprit Bumrah and lay the foundation of the starting for Australia, when the young opener made his debut in the Boxing Day Test in front of a sold-out crowd at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Ravi Shastri’s suggestion to Konstas:
Speaking at The ICC Review, as retell by ANI, ” Ravi Shastri told, “I think it was more the exuberance of youth. He was like a cat on a hot tin roof. He wanted to announce himself straight away.”
Ravi Shastri added “There was a lot of talk. He is someone who’ll take the attack to the opposition. And he wanted to walk the talk. And he did that,”
Shastri, who closely observed the decimation that Sam Konstas lay out at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, suggested him to focus on scoring runs more than anything else.
“He flustered India, there is no doubt about that, in Melbourne. But my advice to him would be ‘you’ve got talent, the focus should be on scoring runs more than anything else’. You focus on your strengths. You play the way you want,” he told.
As per Ravi Shastri, playing away from his home turf will support Konstas mature and learn a lot of other things as he continues the journey to success.
He continues “I think the tour of Sri Lanka in many ways will help. Getting out of Australia, playing oversea, and then getting to learn a lot of other things and maturing,”
