Sam Konstas kept Australians on the edge of their seats during his Test debut where his frequent ramping frustrated India.

The fanfare kept coming during his second Test.

He was aggressive and brash and maybe slightly over the top.

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His dismissal in the second innings led to groans and disappointment, and you could definitely argue it was a dumb shot.

But the 19-year-old clearly had a mission in his first two Test matches and that was to unsettle the Indians. It worked.

As a result, he’s become one of the biggest talking points from the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

But it’s not just Australia he’s captured. His feats have garnered worldwide attention.

Throughout the final two Tests, it was Konstas’ name leading the stories across sites like the BBC.

On the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast, Michael Atherton asked Graeme Smith about Konstas.

The legendary South African opener, who famously batted with a broken hand at the SCG, leant back in his chair and laughed at the immediate mention of Konstas.

Firstly he said he would’ve been “right all over him” after every dismissal, “telling him to come back down to earth”.

Smith then revealed his children were infatuated with the Australian.

“My boys are now 11 and 8 and they’re talking about Sam Konstas,” he said.

“They didn’t watch the innings, but they somehow saw it somewhere. They don’t even know what he looks like but Sam Konstas is their guy. It’s just made headlines.

“These type of storylines I think are so exciting for cricket. You love them, it’s great.

“If I think back to my career, walking out facing in my first Test (Brett) Lee, (Glenn) McGrath, (Jason) Gillespie and (Shane) Warne. I would’ve gone down ramping my first over for six.

“I’m not surprised the Indian players got stuck into him at some point.”

For Konstas now, the attention turns to Sri Lanka and the West Indies. If he does enough in those Tests, he’s sure to feature against England in a home Ashes.

The world’s eyeballs are guaranteed to be on that series too.

Former England fast bowler Steve Harmison, who had his own famous Ashes moment, sees a hostile series ahead for Konstas.

“He’s 19, and he’s going to get better,” he said.

“But if he keeps going around and bullying and being aggressive verbally, boy he’s going to cop some. India’s one thing but the Ashes and the pressure that comes with that is another thing.

“… I’m looking at it one or two ways. Part of me thinks, he won’t play 10 Test matches. Another part of me thinks, this kid could be an absolute superstar if he delivers what he backs up. He’s got the chat, he’s got the ramps, he’s got the scoops, he’s got the big shots. Has he got the defensive technique to open the batting in Test match cricket against the world’s best? That is something I think he needs to work out. If he does, he’s got a great chance.

“I look at him and think he just wants to be as David Warner and technically he’s nowhere near as good as David. And that for me, if he opened the batting against England, I’d be happy, I really would. I know we’re a long way from the Ashes and I’d say the same about (Beau) Webster coming in and I’d say the same about this Australian lineup. Australia have to play England on wickets that do a bit, now England’s bowling attack, if they get their A-list superstars that we think they’re going to go with, they will be not quite as good but as effective as what Australia will throw at them.

“At this point of time, I think England’s got a better batting unit … but Konstas, I love that kid, going where he’s going, if he gets a defensive technique of being able to survive against a new ball at the top of the order, he’s got a chance because he’s got the rest of the game.”