India changed tactics in the second innings by putting fielders at fine leg and third man to deter Konstas from playing ramp shots.

“I think his blueprint [in Sydney] will be a balance of all his shot options,” Watson said. “He will certainly be putting the pressure on the bowler.

“We saw the impact it had for the rest of the other batters. It just freed those more senior batters up to go, ‘You know what? We just have to let go and not be worried about getting out’. Sam was that personified with the way he batted.

“The ramp shot is probably out. But you know what, I thought the ramp wasn’t going to come out in the first couple of overs and it did. Sam will trust what he feels and goes with it.”

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Watson, who has worked with Konstas for four years on his batting and the mental side of the game, said even he was surprised by how much the youngster enjoyed his maiden Test. The 19-year-old frequently engaged with the Melbourne crowd and a beaming smile rarely left his face.

“My experience of dealing and working with Sam has been a very quiet, reserved personality. [He’s a] very deep thinker and certainly not an extrovert,” Watson said.

“But obviously, what we saw in the Test match is that he absolutely is a showman, and he certainly rose to the occasion. He wasn’t overawed.

“I know through my experience of debuting, you really do sort of go inside [your shell]. For Sam, it’s superhuman in a way that he didn’t have any of that. That wasn’t put on. That’s who he is. I hadn’t seen that.”