Sam Konstas has prolonged his contract with Sydney Thunder till Huge Bash League (BBL) 2028-29. The 19-year-old has featured for 5 matches for the Thunder up to now.
Konstas, who scripted a document half-century (the quickest within the Thunder’s historical past) on his BBL debut in December final 12 months, expressed his pleasure on the chance to be taught extra alongside childhood hero David Warner & Co., stating that the Thunder will find yourself taking part in some top-notch cricket within the upcoming version.
“I keep in mind being a fan within the stands watching my heroes like Davey (David Warner), Michael Hussey and Andre Russell play for Thunder, so to increase for an additional 4 seasons may be very thrilling. Batting with Davey final season was a fantastic studying alternative for me as a result of he is very strategic in the best way that he goes about issues. I felt like I had a whole lot of readability and freedom to play my sport. We have got an thrilling group once more which now consists of Shadab (Khan). I really feel like that is the 12 months we’ll dominate,” Konstas was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
Trent Copeland, the Basic Supervisor of the franchise, was all reward for Konstas’ development as a cricketer and was satisfied on {the teenager}’s contract extension.
“Since I began on this position, it has been exceptional to observe Sam’s development. This time final 12 months, he hadn’t performed a BBL match, and to go from that to breaking information on debut – alongside his development throughout different codecs – exhibits simply how far he is come. This deal is big by way of tenure, and we see it as a part of a journey that may hopefully make him a Thunder participant for all times,” commented Copeland.
Since making his BBL debut for Sydney Thunder, Konstas has represented Australia in 10 Exams. The gifted top-order batter is but to make his white-ball debut for the nation. Konstas, together with the others within the Thunders’ setup, is predicted to be key to the staff’s hopes for a title within the 2025-26 season. The Thunder completed because the runners-up within the earlier iteration.