In the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, debutant Sam Konstas's aggressive approach against Jasprit Bumrah captivated the cricketing world. Despite facing a world-leading fast bowler, Konstas repeatedly employed the scoop shot, eventually finding success with his unorthodox technique.
Fourth Test, day one: Australia 311-6It has been a tour of polygraphic variation for India’s Test team. Down and out to begin in Perth, becoming ascendant by the end. Back to the bottom in Adelaide, dragging themselves out of trouble in Brisbane to finish the draw there on a high. But starting the fourth Test in Melbourne, right in the series at 1-1, was the first time the Indians have looked completely at a loss.
Perhaps that is the genius in picking a 19-year-old: less about courage, more about that spongy pre-frontal cortex, home to an as-yet undeveloped sense of risk. Perhaps only a teenager would be game to take on that situation. Perhaps only a teenager would be forgiven if it had failed. Or perhaps the tactic made sense. Bumrah started the day with as good a first over as you’ll see.
It was never perfect, but that’s what drove India mad. Had somebody flawlessly timed those shots, they would have had to doff a cap. But the first attempt saw a ball clear the off bail. The second was too wide for the shot. The third made contact but wasn’t clean, a miscue trickled to the rope. The fourth and fifth took recalibration halfway down.
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