Australian teenager Sam Konstas will make his international debut at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the upcoming fourth Test against India, beginning on December 26.
The top-order batsman from Sydney was called into the starting 11 in place of opener Nathan McSweeney, who was dropped after averaging a paltry 14.40 with the bat in the opening three Tests against India.
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At 19 years and 85 days, Konstas’s inclusion against India makes him the fourth-youngest Test debutant in Australian history, and the youngest since Ian Craig in 1953.
He has played just 11 matches in first-class cricket for New South Wales, scoring 718 runs at an average of 42.23 runs with two centuries and three half-centuries to his name.
The last time Konstas played at the MCG, he made three and 73 not out for Australia A last month against India A.
The Australia-India series is level at 1-1 after the third Test in Brisbane ended in a rainy draw.
