Australia Test opener Sam Konstas was an unfortunate bystander to a minor car crash at BBL training, when a man sustained damage to his car while attempting to get a photo with the teenage star.
Footage from a CCTV camera on Sydney Thunder's Instagram account showed Konstas walking through a car park with his cricket bag, presumably either arriving or leaving a training session. As he was walking, a white people carrier came into shot of the camera and hurriedly reversed into an available parking bay.
As soon as the vehicle was stationary, the driver's side door opened and a man got out and started jogging in the direction Konstas had just been walking in. Unfortunately, in his hurry to reach the Thunder batter, he had forgotten to put the handbrake on. His car immediately started rolling forwards down the slight incline of the car park, and towards the opposite row of parked cars.
Realising his mistake when looked back upon reaching the pavement, the car owner sprinted back towards the rolling vehicle, almost falling over in the process. Desperately attempting to open the car door before it smashed into the parked cars, he was unable to do so, and the people carrier rolled into a white car parked in front of it, with neither car sustaining any major damage.
A costly attempt at a photo with Sam Konstas. 🫣 #AUSvIND
— Herald Sun Sport (@heraldsunsport) January 15, 2025
(🎥: thunderbbl/IG) pic.twitter.com/mePkJlQ0D3
The fan's eagerness to get a photo with Konstas follows the latter's rapid ascent in the international game. Only 19, Konstas was drafted into Australia's Test side for the final two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Aside from making a rapid half-century on debut, he was engaged in several fiery confrontations with India players on the field, most notably drawing a shoulder charge from Virat Kohli at the MCG and a war of words with Jasprit Bumrah in the final Test.
Konstas has been retained for Australia's upcoming series against Sri Lanka, and scored a 42-ball 53 for Sydney Thunder in the BBL earlier this week.
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