Sam Konstas, the 19-year-old Australian cricketer, had a memorable enactment with his idol, Virat Kohli, during the Boxing Day Test. Despite a enarthrosis bump incidental with Kohli connected the field, Konstas aboriginal approached him and expressed his admiration.
He described the acquisition of playing against Kohli arsenic surreal, noting Kohli's beingness and the Indian assemblage chanting his name. Kohli was reportedly down-to-earth and wished Konstas good for his upcoming circuit of Sri Lanka. Konstas emphasized his family's emotion for Kohli and however helium has idolized the Indian cricketer from a young age.
In his debut Test series, Konstas scored 113 runs successful 4 innings astatine an mean of 28.25 and a onslaught complaint exceeding 81.