Kingston [Jamaica], July 14 (ANI): Australia’s seasoned speedster Scott Boland nonetheless sees a ‘large future’ for teenage Sam Konstas regardless of his horrific tour of the West Indies.
In six innings throughout three Checks, Konstas has mustered simply 50 runs at 8.33, together with two geese. Konstas’ common is the bottom by an Australian opener within the twenty first century. With David Warner retired and Usman Khawaja strolling within the twilight section of his profession, Australia are in a dilemma, pondering who will open in future to fill the chasm.
Throughout all time, Alec Bannerman, Rick Darling, Wayne Phillips and Keith Stackpole have scored fewer runs in six innings as an opener in a collection. Nonetheless, it will be arduous on Konstas to place him in that bracket, contemplating the 19-year-old is growing his recreation within the worldwide circuit. Out of his 20 first-class matches, 5 have been Checks.
‘It is fairly arduous, however you would not understand how he is been going, if he is gone effectively or not. He appears fairly degree. He is at all times coaching arduous. I see him hit a whole lot of balls. I am positive he is obtained an enormous future. It is not going to be the final he performs for Australia,’ Boland stated as quoted from ESPNcricinfo.
Within the closing innings of the collection, Konstas had an abstruse project ready for him, below the sunshine in opposition to an unrelenting West Indies tempo assault with a brand new Dukes pink ball at their disposal. He left the primary ball of Shamar Joseph after which defended the following two deliveries. He shouldered arms the fourth and gave away a thick exterior edge to Roston Chase at gully whereas attempting to push the ball off the again foot.
All through the collection, the Caribbean quicks have examined each side of Konstas’ bat, elevating questions on the necessity to handle his technical functionality. In Bridgetown, he was outfoxed by deliveries, nipping in sharply throughout each innings. In Grenada, he edged the ball behind and within the second flip, chopped on the stumps.
The circumstances which have been on supply within the Caribbean for the openers have been torrid for openers. The general collective batting common for each side sits at 20, reflecting the problematic challenges they’ve endured. (ANI)
