While Sam Konstas won the first battle, Jasprit Bumrah ensured it was a one-off scenario as the India vice-captain avenged the mockery

Sam Konstas interacting with the crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) during India's first innings in his own way. After knocking him over in the second innings, Bumrah impersonated Konstas.

Indian superstar Jasprit Bumrah has mocked Sam Konstas with a bashful celebration after dismissing the Australian teenager on Sunday. Konstas domimated Bumrah in the Aussie debutant’s impressive first innings on Boxing Day but was unable to repeat the heroics in his second crack at India.

Konstas, who took on Bumrah's pace attack aggressively, struck the Indian pacer for two sixes in the opening hours of the match, despite struggling initially. Bumrah, speaking to the host broadcaster on Day 3, shared his experience facing the debutant, acknowledging that his style was not unfamiliar to him due to his extensive T20 career.

Konstas became the first batter in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy to hit a six against Bumrah. While most of the other Australian batters struggled to even withstand the pressure posed by the marquee Indian pacer, Konstas showed a new way he could be tackled.

That wasn't all. In the 11th over, Konstas topped his previous assault on Bumrah, bludgeoning 19 off the India quick, hitting two fours and a six to go with a double. The two overs meant that Konstas' 34 runs off 33 balls faced by Bumrah are the most any batter has scored off him in Tests, going past 25 off 40 by Alastair Cook in 2018.

Jasprit Bumrah imitated Sam Konstas' celebration after bowling him out in the second innings at MCG after being attacked in the first.

Jasprit Bumrah came up with an uncharacteristically animated send-off after picking up the wicket of Sam Konstas on Day 4 morning.