Sam Konstas' on-field confrontations with India's talismanic duo of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah in his debut series certainly helped him become an overnight sensation with his social media numbers storming by 30,000 per cent. The 19-year-old, who made his debut in the penultimate Test of the five-match rubber in Melbourne, opened up on his on-field spat with Kohli and Bumrah, while effusing praises on the Indian cricket stalwarts.
Konstas also shared details about a chat with Kohli following the shoulder-bump in the Boxing Day Test, saying he told the Indian star that he "idolises him."
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