Sam Konstas is continuing to knock on the door for a Test debut this summer – but there is one intimidating statistic that shows just how rare his sharp ascendancy has been.

The 19-year-old has burst onto the scene in recent months, scoring twin tons for NSW in a Sheffield Shield fixture to put his name in the mix for national duties, before taking on a strong Indian attack with another century while playing for the Prime Minister’s XI.

Selectors eventually went with Nathan McSweeney for the vacant opener spot against India, but the South Australian failed to fire in the series opener.

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Speaking to media ahead of the Blues next game this week, Konstas was quizzed about whether or not he was ready for the step up and replied in no uncertain terms.

“I really want the chance,” he said.

“I love being challenged and hopefully that can happen soon.

“It’s happened very quickly. I have great mentors in Jack Edwards and Shane Watson obviously, but looking forward to the challenge ahead and what’s to come.

“It would be a huge honour to represent my country soon hopefully.”

The door remains ajar for Konstas to debut against India, given the four remaining red-ball fixtures for Australia on home soil, but he would have to overcome a lot of history.

As it stands, only one teenager – Archie Jackson – has ever opened the batting at Test level for Australia and that came all the way back in 1929.

Jackson was a prodigious talent similar to Konstas, with many smart judges at the time putting him on equal-footing with the legendary Sir Donald Bradman.

His talent wouldn’t have much time to shine however. Jackson died at the age of 23 due to tuberculosis, having left his mark by striking a barely believable innings of 164 on debut against England. His career Test average was 47.4 from eight Tests.

In the 95 years that have followed Jackson’s time at the top of the Australian order, many young guns have been overlooked to face the new ball in Test cricket.

Not only are teenage openers an anomaly for Australia, but the last teenage debutant was Ashton Agar in the 2013 Ashes series, at 19.

While history is not on his side, Konstas has been breaking records for years.

Konstas has been flying through the ranks since his early-teens, debuting for Sutherland’s first grade side as a 16-year-old before breaking Steve Smith’s club record for the youngest centurion at the top level of Sydney Premier Cricket.

To go along with that, Konstas is also the youngest player in grade cricket history to achieve the rare feat of scoring a century in every grade from one to five, as well as Poidevin-Gray Shield (under 21) and Green Shield (under 16) competitions.

The old adage of “if you’re good enough, you’re old enough” has been at the centre of Konstas’ early career and it could certainly come into play again later this month.

The second Test between Australia and India kicks off on Friday at Adelaide Oval, before a quick turnaround into Brisbane on December 14.