WATCH: “Foakes is drunk, get him off the field lol”- Ben Foakes falling over the stumps with eye on the ball becomes highlight of India vs England Test

Ben Foakes and his teammates couldn't stop laughing when he fell over the stumps.

WATCH: “Foakes is drunk, get him off the field lol”- Ben Foakes falling over the stumps with eye on the ball becomes highlight of India vs England Test

Ben Foakes lies on the ground after falling over the stumps (Image via JioCinema)

Ben Foakes is regarded as one of the best glove men in England, with his keeping skills highly rated. Struggling to enter the English side due to Jonny Bairstow’s efficiency with the bat, he finally got back in the Test team thanks to Harry Brook’s departure. He was now playing his first Test in 11 months. 

On his return, he looked comfortable behind the stumps. He had kept his focus on the ball, but his focus also caused one of the funniest moments in the match. During Mark Wood’s 2nd over, he bowled the ball on Rohit Sharma’s pads, with the speed being 150 kmph. 

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The ball traveled to Ollie Pope, who was at deep square leg. He threw the ball back to the batting end, but it was quite inaccurate. Foakes made a run for the ball but failed to pay attention to his surroundings. 

He crashed into the stumps and tripped, taking out all three stumps along the way. His teammates couldn’t hold back their laughter, while the keeper also found the entire ordeal funny. 

Fans react to Ben Foakes’s accident 

When Ben Foakes tripped over the stumps, many fans across the world found the accident hilarious. They joked on how the keeper was drunk or hungover, causing him to trip over the stumps. One had to remind Foakes that isn’t the way to pick up wickets. 

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Ben Foakes trips on the stumps (Image via JioCinema)

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https://twitter.com/vsk_says/status/1750462823095025822?s=20
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Foakes’s return to international cricket didn’t go according to plan, as the 30-year old succumbed to Axar Patel. He managed only four runs before edging the ball to KS Bharat. England were bowled out for 246 and at the end of day 1, India trail by 127 runs. 

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