IPL 2018: Twitter turns Parthiv Patel into a laughing stock

Parthiv Patel played his maiden game for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in this season’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Quinton de Kock missed the game due to unforeseen circumstances, which made the franchise draft in the Indian wicket-keeper batsman. The decision paid dividends as he scored a magnificent half-century when wickets fell like nine pins from the other end.

The knock turned out to be a crucial one, which guided RCB to a respectable total. The Ahmedabad-born cricketer was eventually dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja in the 13th over. However, he didn’t have an auspicious day with his keeping prowess. In the seventh over, he missed a run-out opportunity of Suresh Raina. Murugan Ashwin hurled the ball at the striker’s end, but Parthiv was unable to gather the ball.

The crucial chances which Parthiv Patel missed

Raina scored 11 more runs thereafter, which were a substantial amount of runs in the context of the game. The 33-year old’s misery didn’t end there as in the 13th over, he grassed the chance of dismissing Dwayne Bravo when Virat Kohli’s men were in dire requisite of a wicket. Colin de Grandhomme churned out a short and wide delivery and Bravo tried to smack it through the off side.

The ball took a thick outside-edge of his willow, however, Patel was unable to latch on to the opportunity. The Trinidadian cricketer ensured that he stayed till the very end and help Chennai romp to the seventh victory of the season. MS Dhoni was also dropped once by Yuzvendra Chahal after which the Yellow Army didn’t suffer any hiccup in the road to their win.

Meanwhile, Twitter was definitely not happy with Parthiv Patel owing to his poor show as the keeper. Subsequently, he was bashed and ridiculed by the public.

Here are the reactions from fans

Not sure how many more captains will be let down by Parthiv Patel's wonderful wicket keeping. #CSKvRCB

— Anand Ram (@IamAnandRam) May 5, 2018

Missed Run Out, Dropped Catch Parthiv Patel After The Match ? #CSKvRCB #IPL pic.twitter.com/gFPnYf8c2B

— Satz ? (@SatzOfficial) May 5, 2018

Retirement Ka Age Aa Gya. When Will Parthiv Patel Learn The Basics Of Wicket-keeping? #CSKvRCB #CSKvsRCB #Jadeja pic.twitter.com/ur1rcjv4m8

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 5, 2018

My Dad (to me) everytime after watching Domino's ad –
"Yeh parthiv patel ko team mein kyu nhi khila rahe"

Me (After watching today's match) –
"RCB team management took my dad seriously"#CSKvRCB

— Sukhman Sandhu (@Superman_SANDHU) May 5, 2018

16 Years Se Frontline Wicket-Keeper Hoke Bhi Agar Crucial Moments pe Ek Ball Bhi Properly Nahi Collect Kar Sakte , Toh "LORD PARTHIV PATEL" Ho Tum#CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/luIa2wL176

— Makhdoom Sayyed (@sayyedmakhdoom1) May 5, 2018

When you realize Parthiv Patel is the Highest scorer of your Team#CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/btr3vusjfA

— कांबलीयन मेथेश्वर (@metho_mehaniyo) May 5, 2018

Tough Day For Parthiv Patel. When He Manage To Catch The Ball It Miss The Bat, When It Touches The Bat, Parthiv Patel Miss It. #CSKvRCB #CSKvsRCB #Dhoni

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 5, 2018

Legendary #Parthivpatel is so consistent with his keeping . Loosing matches for his teams from last 2 decades with his keeping

— Saurabh Thapliyal (@saurabhthapliya) May 5, 2018