Watch: Parthiv Patel drops bat to play weird shot, coach Kumble grins

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Parthiv Patel. (Photo Source: BCCI)

Wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel, who made a comeback to Test cricket after a long break, made sure he did not disappoint on his return. He was promoted up the order and opened the batting for India in the first innings. Earlier in the match, India looked in firm control at Mohali. They had restricted England to 283 in their first innings.

In walked Murali Vijay and Parthiv Patel to start the proceedings for India. Despite losing Murali Vijay early, Parthiv Patel showed no lapse in concentration. He played some beautiful shots in his comeback knock that eventually ended on 42. Some of the boundaries that he hit were exquisitely timed.

However, the one that stood out is definitely not mentioned in any of the cricket textbooks. It was in the 21st over of the Indian innings when the weird shot was played. Ben Stokes bowled a ball that rose up to Parthiv Patel. The Gujarat batsman tried to tuck it down to square leg.

However, all he managed to do was get a good bat on the ball but lost control of the willow itself. He dropped his bat down. Cheteshwar Pujara from the non-strikers’ end started to run for a single. Patel, unaware of what just happened, look around in a tizzy. He was quick to realise that Pujara was off for a single. He bent down to pick up his bat but dropped it yet again.

Commentator Laxman Sivaramakrishnan mentioned it too, that Patel dropped his bat not just once, but twice or perhaps thrice. Patel then decided to run without the bat and managed to complete the run. The Indian dressing room found it to be quite funny. Team India head coach Anil Kumble, in particular, was seen grinning about the incident and could not stop laughing.

Parthiv had a decent comeback to Test cricket as he scored 42 before being trapped lbw by Adil Rashid. Watch the weird shot and the reactions that followed it here:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x53qam0_ha-ha-funny-shot-2_sport

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