The 19-year-old Sam Konstas stepped up to rejuvenate Australia in front of a near record cricket crowd as he got under the skin of India in the fourth Test.

Australia’s teenage opener Sam Konstas smashed a rapid half-century on debut and was involved in an altercation with Virat Kohli on a dramatic first day of his Test career.

Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said teenage debutant Sam Konstas showed maturity beyond his age and was gracious to brush aside his physical altercation with India superstar Virat Kohli in the Boxing Day Test.