‘Yashasvi Jaiswal tried to hit the ball at Sam Konstas to shut him up’: Steve Smith on ‘mad’ debutant's antics
Hindustan TimesSam Konstas is already being hailed as a worthy successor to David Warner in more ways than one. Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a cover drive straight at Sam Konstas Just like Warner, he got the crowd going, sledged the Indian batters, got under their skin, and was full of theatrics and confidence. After a run-in with Virat Kohli while batting and giving hand gestures for the MCG crowd to cheer after his dismissal when fielding, Konstas gave a hard time to India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on the last day of the Boxing Day Test. Impressed and a tad taken back by Konstas' audacity, Australia's star batter Steve Smith said the youngster got Jaiswal so frustrated that the left-handed batter wanted to hit the ball straight at him to sgut him up. How Sam Konstas got under the skin of Yashasvi Jaiswal Realising the importance of Jaiswal's wicket, constantly chattered with the India opener while standing as a close-in fielder for the spinners.