IND vs ENG | Twitter in shock over Rajat Patidar's heartbreaking unfortunate dismissal on Test debut

A flat track on Vizag offered the opportunity for India to go big in the first innings after winning a crucial toss and opting to bat first but England kept pegging the hosts back with wickets at key intervals to keep hopes alive of folding them for a subpar target. Even so, the Men in Blue had managed to near the 250-run mark with centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal and debutant Rajat Patidar's 70-run fourth-wicket stand looking formidable. The latter had bided his time to accumulate 29 runs and just when he seemed set to capitalize on his hardwork, fellow debutant Shoaib Bashir backed by luck ended his stay at the crease.

The tall off-spinner pitched the first ball of 72nd over on good length and Patidar, batting on 32, did what was needed by dead-batting it safely with a confident forward defense. However, it was not enough to counter the revolutions on the red cherry as the ball bounced under his bat before viciously rotating backwards and onto the stumps. All the batter could do was hopelessly stretch a limp leg backward to avoid his demise but he was a sitting duck as the SG almost in slow motion struck the stumps with just enough force to dislodge a solitary bail from its groove.

Patidar was visibly dismayed by the unfortunate turn of events and Twitterati was left grieving the end of his first innings in Test whites.

Shreays Iyer!😭😭😭

Absolutely unlucky!

True

Yes

Unfortunate

Well played

Unlucky

He looked good!

Not sure

Missed it

Absolutely