Sam Konstas has made a remarkable start to his Test career, playing several spectacular ramp shots to bamboozle Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah on his way to a stunning half-century on debut and sending a heaving MCG crowd into raptures on Boxing Day.

Indian players laughed at Sam Konstas when he played a series of reverse ramp shots in Canberra this month. They weren’t laughing on Thursday.

Teenager Sam Konstas has made a stunning start to his Test career, smashing a cavalier 60 on Boxing Day against India at the MCG.