Royal London One Day Cup: Prithvi Shaw falls awkwardly, kicks his own stumps - watch

After being snubbed by the selectors following a dismal outing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, flamboyant opener Prithvi Shaw had embarked on a longer route to mark a return to the Indian side.

The right-handed aggressive opener has joined Northamptonshire to play Royal London One Day Cup. However, his debut against Gloucestershire in the group-B tie in Cheltenham on Friday was not that much impressive. He was dismissed in a bizarre fashion en route to his knock of 34 in the game.

In the final ball of the 16th over, Gloucestershire bowler Paul van Meekeren delivered a bouncer to Prithvi. The aggressive batter looked to pull it over fine leg for a big one. However, he failed to make a contact. In the process, he went off balance and fell awkwardly on the ground. Then he inadvertently kicked his own stumps, resulting in an unfortunate dismissal via hit wicket.

HIT WICKET!!!! 🚀

Paul van Meekeren with a fierce bumper that wipes out Prithvi Shaw who kicks his stumps on the way down. What a delivery! Shaw goes for 34.

Northants 54/6.#GoGlos 💛🖤 pic.twitter.com/EMYD30j3vy

— Gloucestershire Cricket (@Gloscricket) August 4, 2023

Before his debut for Northamptonshire, Prithvi had played a practice match as well where he scored a thundering 39-ball 65.

Notably, Prithvi has not appeared in the Indian jersey since July 2021 when he was part of a second-string Indian side for the tour of Sri Lanka.