India's most unusual manner of getting runs occurred on Day 2 of the second Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The bowler and the batsman both gained the upper hand during the first few overs of play, but in the end, it was an unlucky dismissal that caused the West Indies opener John Campbell to fall to Ravindra Jadeja, in an unexpected catch by Sai Sudharsan

This strange event happened when only eight overs had been bowled out of the visitors' innings and after India had declared their first innings at 518 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. In his first over, Jadeja pitched one outside Campbell's off stump, and the batter went for a slam sweep across the line and connected well, but unfortunately for him, his shot turned into a disaster. As he played the shot, the ball hit Sai Sudharsan, the player at the forward short leg, who was trying to protect himself instinctively. It bounced off his right hand and, unbelievably, landed safely in his left palm, giving India their first wicket in the most unexpected manner.

Campbell couldn't believe his eyes when the Indian players started to celebrate the wicket that was so extraordinary. He made his way back to the dressing room after getting a score of 10 runs off 25 deliveries. In the meantime, Sudharsan, who was given the catch, had to go out for medical help right away as he hurt his knuckles. With this wicket, Ravindra Jadeja took his total to 335 Test wickets and secured his position as the fourth-highest wicket-taker in India's history in this format.

Earlier in the day, Indian cricket players showed their total control over the game with the bat. Team captain Shubman Gill took the initiative, scoring an excellent 129 not out off 196 balls, his 10th Test century and the fifth one as a captain.

His elegant innings relied heavily on a very strong support provided by Yashasvi Jaiswal, who came back to the second day of the game with a score of 170, but was run out for 175 in a mix-up with Gill. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Dhruv Jurel made important contributions of 43 and 44 runs from the middle-order, respectively, before the Indian team declared the innings.

By the end of Day 2’s morning session, India had not only put up a huge total but also done an early, though unconventional, thing to get the momentum swinging their way in the Delhi Test.