Australia batsman George Bailey has come up with a very extraordinary batting stance. Even those who grew up watching Shivnarine Chandrapaul will find it unusual.

The way Prime Minister's XI batsman Bailey batted against South Africa in the tour game, it looked like the pads are of no use for him. Instead, the commentators suggested him a 'hamstring pad'.

Bailey's stance was as if the bowler is bowling from the cover region. He came out to bat when the score read 53/3 in a chase of 174.

Just like fans on social media, Faf du Plessis, who was standing in the slips, couldn't control his laughter. 

Explaining his batting stance, Bailey said to Cricket Australia, “The really simple answer is to keep it side on, the key for batting and getting your feet into a position where you can hit the ball as hard as you can.

“The key to that is keeping my back foot very side on, which is something I used to speak to you (Michael Clarke) a lot about when you played as well. “My tendency when the ball is swinging is to turn my hip to face the bowler, which then makes my hands lead out and it would get me into a lot of trouble. So it’s just something I’ve been tinkering with to try and make sure my back foot stays as side-on as possible. “I’ve found something that’s working really well. Until it stops working, and then maybe I can come up with a new one!” 

The game was won by Prime Minister's XI after they chased down the target in 36.3 overs with 4 wickets in hand. Skipper Bailey scored 51 not out and helped the team to achieve the target after an early collapse.