Renowned Australian batting coach Neil D’Costa is against the idea of ​​rushing young opening batsman Sam Konstas into international cricket and feels Cricket Australia (CA) should tread carefully, taking a cue from India’s Prithvi Shaw. Konstas has been in excellent form in the current Sheffield Shield tournament.

The 19-year-old has scored 302 runs in two matches for New South Wales in the current season so far at an average of 75.50 with two centuries to his name. Konstas’ excellent form has sparked talk of him being quickly added to the Australian Test squad for the upcoming five-match Test series against India.

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However, Neil D’Costa is of the opinion that exposing him early to Test cricket could shorten his career from 100 matches to just ten.

“He could be a good player for 100 Tests. If they put him in now, he might only play 10 Tests. Let him understand the wickets (in Australia), understand the flows (of the game), understand himself and understand the game. “If he’s good enough, he’ll get the runs and be on (the team) a little bit,” D’Costa told the Sydney Morning Herald.

It’s just ridiculous to rush it. How is Prithvi Shaw doing?: D’Costa

D’Costa later called the idea “ridiculous” and gave the example of Prithvi Shaw.

“It’s just ridiculous (to talk about rushing it). How is Prithvi Shaw doing? “I could see his weaknesses before he came in,” he added.

Notably, touted as the next Sachin Tendulkar, Shaw made an excellent start to his career with a century on his Test debut against the West Indies in 2018 and also won the Player of the Match award. He finished as the leading run-scorer of his debut series with 237 runs in three innings. However, despite a promising start, he failed to seal his place in the team in the following innings and has not played for the country in the last three years.

Recently, Shaw was also dropped from Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy team. for matters of aptitude and discipline. Therefore, the 24-year-old has failed to fulfill his potential so far in his career.