Fan’s Car Crash for Sam Konstas Photo Goes Viral

A cricket fan’s attempt to meet rising star Sam Konstas led to a car accident, highlighting the young cricketer’s growing fame.

A fan accidentally crashed his car after forgetting to engage the handbrake while rushing to meet Sydney Thunder cricketer Sam Konstas for a photo.
The viral CCTV footage captured the fan’s car rolling into another parked vehicle as he ran after Konstas, who was heading to training at Cricket Central in Sydney.
The fan, Sirajuddin Khan, later shared that he was trying to get a photo for his son, who is a young cricketer training at the same facility.
Konstas, 19, has quickly risen to stardom after a standout Test debut for Australia and impressive performances in the Big Bash League alongside David Warner.
Ahead of his final Big Bash League match before Australia’s Test tour of Sri Lanka, Konstas promised to meet the fan and sign merchandise.