- The fourth match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 to be played in Melbourne is very important for the Indian team. India will have to win this match to keep the hopes of making it to the WTC Final alive. At the same time, a 19-year-old player got a chance to debut in this match…
The fourth match (IND vs AUS) of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 to be played in Melbourne is very important for the Indian team. If the Rohit Sharma-led team loses this match, then its path to make it to the final of the ICC World Test Championship will become very difficult. In such a situation, Team India will try to capture this match. But before this, big news has come out for cricket fans. A 19-year-old young player is going to make his debut in the Boxing Day Test (IND vs AUS).
19-year-old player will make his debut in Melbourne Test
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Less than 48 hours are left for the start of the Boxing Day Test match to be played between India and Australia (IND vs AUS) from 26 December. Both teams will face each other at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. But before that big news has come out about the 19-year-old young player. Australia’s opening pair has failed to perform well in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Nathan McSween, who made his debut in Perth, remained silent in the last match, due to which he has been dropped from the last two matches.
Sam Konstas who was born in 2005 will make his debut in the Boxing Day Test. 😄 pic.twitter.com/6wSQ8ylat1
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 24, 2024
Head coach revealed
Cricket Australia has dropped Nathan McSweeney and included 19-year-old young batsman Sam Konstas in the team for the Melbourne and Sydney Tests (IND vs AUS). Now, Australian head coach Andrew McDonald has said that he will play his debut match in the Boxing Day Test. He said, “He understands his game well and is in good shape right now, so he will play on Boxing Day. He has got the opportunity because of his excellent range of shots and ability to put pressure on opponents. We are excited for him because Boxing Day is the biggest stage.”
Will create history in Melbourne
Sam Constas will create history in Test cricket as soon as he enters the Boxing Day Test (IND vs AUS). He will become the fourth youngest player to make his Test debut for Australia. Sam Constas will play his first Test match at the age of 19 years and 85 days. The right-handed batsman has had a brilliant first-class cricket career. He has scored 718 runs in 18 innings of 11 matches at an average of 42.23. During this, two centuries and three half-centuries have come from his bat.