India’s combative coach delivered two pieces of advice to the Australian tyro after endless hype and headlines around Sam Konstas’ Test foray. He only need take heed of one.

Indian coach Gautam Gambhir does not pull any punches speaking to reporters after seeing his side go down 3-1 to lose the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade.

McDonald, Australia's coach, had voiced concerns over the on-field spat between Konstas and India’s captain, Jasprit Bumrah, after the dismissal of Usman Khawaja on the final ball of Day 1.

"I've been really impressed with how he's gone about it," Pat Cummins says of newcomer Sam Konstas, who was involved in a couple of scraps in the last two Tests