When he’s not pulling off ramp shots on debut, Sam Konstas found other ways to keep the crowd entertained on his debut, leaving many experts in awe.
The youngster played the role as chief entertainment officer for the MCG crowd on day two with a number of acts.
Konstas imitated Merv Hughes by stretching in front of the crowd while starting clapping chants too.
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He also appeared to impersonate Virat Kohli’s shoulder charging act at one stage too.
Sam Konstas appears to imitate his incident with Virat Kohli. Fox Cricket
When Kohli was dismissed, Konstas was back to his usual acts too, waving his hands in the air to fire up the crowd.
“He looked like a conductor with the orchestra,” Adam Gilchrist said on Fox Cricket.
“Is that kid in his 100th Test or his first?,” Kerry O’Keeffe added.
England great Michael Vaughan, who has seen the perception of cricket changed in his homeland with the Bazball revolution, applauded the side’s coaches for letting Konstas be himself.
“He’s having a wonderful time out there,” he said.
“I think it’s really refreshing actually, you’ve got a young player who’s clearly been told by the management to just go out and enjoy it … today in the field he just looks like he’s playing with his mates.”
Konstas’ final act was straight out of the Stuart Broad book of stirring, as he changed the bails on the final ball.
It was to no avail with Ravindra Jadeja hitting a four.
While his last ball antics didn’t pay off, Mark Waugh was in awe of the confidence of the debutant.
“I can’t believe it. This guy’s 19 in his first Test match and he’s playing the game like an old stager,” he said.
“He’s revving up the crowd, he’s talking to the batsman, he’s got the crowd engaged, he’s taking selfies over the boundary. He’s confident … he’s a cheeky chap.”
