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New South Wales' Sam Konstas is set to be the youngest Test opener for Australia in 70 years as Australia showed a bit of ruthlessness as they announced their squad for the remaining two Tests against India in Melbourne and Sydney. One of the pacers has returned to the Test side after three years.
Sam Konstas was the frontrunner to partner Usman Khawaja as Australia's second opener in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy before Nathan McSweeney got the nod ahead of him. McSweeney plays for South Australia in the domestic circuit.
Sam Konstas came into the limelight after scoring twin hundreds in New South Wales' Sheffield Shield season opener against South Australia in October. Konstas became the third-youngest player ever to register twin centuries in Sheffield Shield after Archie Jackson and Ricky Ponting.
Two forgettable outings against India A during the first Unofficial Test have reduced Sam Konstas' chances of partnering Usman Khawaja at the top of the order for Australia against India during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
A twin-century outing against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match has helped 19-year-old Sam Konstas smash selection doors to be in Australia A squad alongside a couple of Test hopefuls for a couple of red-ball matches against India A in late October-early November.
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