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Sam Konstas was cleanable bowled by India A bowler Mukesh Kumar connected Saturday. (Cricket Australia)
Prithvi Shaw’s autumn from grace seems to person go an illustration for cricketers successful Australia, with a renowned manager informing against a rushed debut for 19-year-old Sam Konstas.
Neil D’Costa, the batting manager who guided Michael Clarke and Philip Hughes to Test debuts, has warned that ‘picking Sam Konstas for an planetary debut against India could bash the youngster’s vocation much harm than good’, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Australia are searching for Usman Khawaja’s opening partner, fixed that David Warner retired astatine the commencement of the twelvemonth and Steve Smith volition instrumentality to the No.4 position. Nathan McSweeney, who made 39 for Australia A against India A connected Friday, successful the fray but determination person been speculations that the selectors could enactment religion successful Konstas.
Only 19, Konstas is regarded arsenic 1 of Australian cricket’s brightest talents astatine the moment. However, D’Costa said: “He could beryllium a bully subordinate for 100 Tests. If they enactment him successful now, helium mightiness lone play 10 Tests.”
D’Costa, who is Marnus Labuschagne’s batting coach, went connected to springiness Shaw’s example. “It’s conscionable ridiculous (talk of rushing Konstas in). How’s Prithvi Shaw going? I could spot his weaknesses earlier helium went in,” helium told the Australian daily.
The study added that D’Costa believed ‘Shaw is simply a cautionary communicative of throwing a youngster successful excessively early’.
Shaw made his Test debut successful 2018, scoring 134 successful his archetypal match. Since then, he’s played lone 4 much Tests and was past period dropped from Mumbai’s Ranji squad arsenic well.
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