- Sam Konstas lit up the Boxing Day test with swashbuckling entries
- A teenager was seen after the victory mingling with Indian fans.
Sam Konstas showed why he has caused quite a stir among cricket fans when he was captured in moving scenes at the Australian team hotel following their shock victory over India in the Boxing Day Test.
Australia will savor one of their biggest Test victories before quickly turning their attention to lifting the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the first time in a decade.
After completing an impressive Boxing Day Test victory against India at the end of day five, Australia have just three days off before the series final begins at the SCG.
Konstas shook India during his first innings, plundering a half-century off just 52 balls after some incredible ramp shots and audacious knocks as he routed the world-class bowling attack, including superstar fast Jasprit Bumrah.
Australian cricket tragics and pundits, including West Indies great Ian Bishop, praised the innings as one of the greatest debuts they had ever seen, with one fan even calling for his image to be added to the nation's currency.
The brave teenager didn't flinch when Virat Kohli tapped him on the shoulder and spent the next few days of the Test match posing for photos with fans and doing his best to hype up the MCG crowd.
Teenage cricket sensation Sam Konstas was pictured high-fiving staff at the Australian team hotel after their classic victory over India in the Boxing Day Test.
Australia's new opening batsman was also pictured mingling with Indian and Australian fans after Monday's famous win.
Konstas has spent much of the week signing autographs and posing for selfies after his first-innings knock thrilled the cricket world.
On the Monday after the win, Konstas was photographed high-fiving with staff at the Australian team hotel, showing that he goes out of his way to mingle with fans even when the TV cameras aren't on him.
The youngster was also seen hanging out with Australian and Indian fans outside the hotel.
Konstas went from 6,000 followers on Instagram to more than 105,000 overnight as fans went wild over his daring strike at the MCG, and that number has since risen to 219,000.
However, since the victory, Konstas has not posted anything on social media, which is highly unusual for the only teenager in Pat Cummins' side.
Australia will regain the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the first time since 2014-15 if they win or draw the New Year's Test in Sydney, which starts on Friday.
An India victory and a series tied 2-2 would allow the tourists to retain the trophy, emerging with the spoils for a record fifth consecutive time.
It will be the first time a Test series in Australia heads to the regular SCG final with a trophy at stake since India toured here in 2003-04.
Declaring it equal to last year's Edgbaston Ashes match as the best Test win he has been involved in, Pat Cummins told his teammates to enjoy the 184-run victory at the MCG first.
Konstas' spectacular half-century off just 52 balls set the tone for the first innings at the MCG
The young man has not yet made a publication about the historic match on social networks.
“You work very hard for five days to win a test match like this,” Cummins said.
'We'll savor this for at least a couple of hours, and then it will pick up over the next few days.
“I'm sure the hitters will have a hit, and the pitchers, I dare say, will be very light.”
If Australia can lift the trophy in Sydney, it would be the first time since the 1997 Ashes that they have recovered from a 0-1 deficit to win a Test series.
It would mark a dramatic turnaround after India embarrassed them in Perth to kick off this successful five-Test battle.