"On The Precipice Of History": Australia Great On Young Debutant Sam Konstas

As the teenage batter Sam Konstas is set to make his debut at MCG in the crucial Boxing Day Test against India, former Australia cricketer believes that the youngster is ex-opener David Warner's natural successor not his clone Sam Konstas will become the 468th Australian men's Test player on Boxing Day. The 19-year-old will also become the youngest to pull on the Baggy Green since an 18-year-old Pat Cummins made his debut in 2011. Konstas has been added at the expense of opener Nathan McSweeney, whose spot in Australia's was being heavily debated by selectors following two single- digit scores during the drawn third Test at the Gabba.

"At just 19, Konstas is on the precipice of history. He will be the youngest ever to open the batting in a Test for Australia. His debut on Boxing Day is both exciting and daunting. Konstas possesses the temperament and ability to thrive, as evidenced by prodigious run-scoring and rapid adaptation," Chappell wrote in his column for The Age.

"I have always believed that it is the job of selectors to unearth champions, not pick those who make up the numbers. If you pick the right player, even if you have to drop them at some point in the future, they will reflect on what they need to improve and come back stronger," he added.

Konstas shot into the limelight by scoring twin centuries against South Australia in the opening round of Sheffield Shield. Those twin centuries also earned him the distinction of being the first teenager to achieve this feat in the Sheffield Shield since the legendary Ricky Ponting did so in 1993.

Before the knock of 88, Konstas also hit a century against India in the pink-ball practice game at Canberra, apart from making 73 not out against India A at Melbourne.

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