Published: Jan 04, 2025, 05:51 AM (IST)
Edited: Jan 04, 2025, 05:52 AM (IST)
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Australian young opener Sam Konstas were involved in a small verbal exchange as the Day 1 of the Sydney Test was coming to an end. Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant passed a massive judgement on this verbal spat, stating that Sam wanted to just kill some time such that one over will get cut off from their day’s play.
What happened between Bumrah and Konstas:
Jasprit Bumrah and Sam Konstas were involved in a somewhat aggressive exchange during the final moments of Day 1. Bumrah took his position and was about to bowl to Usman Khawaja. Sam Konstas was at the striker’s end, and made a remark that did not sit well with Indian premium pacer. Bumrah reacted by taking two steps towards the Australian youngster.
The umpire had to step in on this altercation to keep the parties apart, but this incident clearly irritated Jasprit Bumrah. On the final ball of the Day, Bumrah got back as he took the wicket of Australian opener Usman Khawaja, followed by having a great celebration.
“I feel they had a little chitchat; they wanted to waste some time. I feel that’s the reason Konstas had a conversation with Jasprit Bumrah. He said something; I didn’t hear it. But I feel that’s the only thing which he wanted to do—waste some time so we don’t get to bowl one more over,” Rishabh Pant told reporters.
Coming to the match, India’s stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat first. The visitors managed to score 185 runs before Australian bowlers wrapped up their innings. Rishabh Pant was the highest run-scorer for India as he scored 40 runs.
