Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has dismissed British press criticism of young opener Sam Konstas, who was likened to a 'gimmick' after his explosive debut against India. Konstas impressed with a 60 on debut, forcing India to adapt their tactics, but failed to replicate that form in his subsequent innings. Cummins, however, maintains his faith in Konstas, who has been named in Australia's squad for the tour of Sri Lanka.
Australian men’s cricket captain Pat Cummins has hit back at British press who have labelled boom new teenage opener Sam Konstas the sport’s version of Raygun ahead of next summer’s home Ashes series. Konstas burst onto the scene on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, where he started reverse-ramping the world’s best bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, on his way to an exhilarating 60 from 65 balls on debut.
Pat Cummins hits back at Sam Konstas critics. The 19-year-old batting prodigy failed to reach 50 again in his three innings thereafter, but his mark on the series had already been made, having forced India to change their tactics with the new ball. That’s not how UK reporter Barney Ronay saw it, though. “During the India series, Konstas was installed as a cricketing version of Raygun the Olympic breakdancer, a fun, gimmicky approximation of the real thing,” Ronay wrote in The Guardian.
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