NEW DELHI: Sport has always been riddled with controversies and bizarre incidents. Rain stoppages, crowd trouble, injuries, stampedes, you name it and there have been incidents galore.
Cricket is no different. A look back in history show there have been many incidents of play being interrupted.
But what happened during the third T20I between India and West Indies, was first of its kind and completely bizarre. West Indies captain Rovman Powell won the toss and chose to bat. The Indian players walked out to field, but walked back soon after. Reason? The 30-yard circle was not drawn out on the field!
Though it was not a big delay, the reason was indeed bizarre.
But this is not the first time that a match involving Team India has been interrupted.
In January 2019, the first ODI between India and New Zealand at the McLean Park in Napier was interrupted due to sunlight.
It was the sun that troubled the batsmen by coming right in the line of their view, forcing play to stop for about half an hour in the match.
The decision to halt proceedings was taken after the dinner break of the day-nighter, keeping the players' safety in mind.
Normally, the cricket pitches are positioned in the North-South direction to avoid this scenario, but at McLean Park, the pitch is East-West facing.
Stoppages due to sun had been witnessed in the past at the McLean Park during the domestic competitions, and reportedly, also at few English grounds, but none of them were international matches.
Coming back to the third T20I in Guyana, India beat West Indies by 7 wickets to keep the series alive.
1/10:3rd T20I: SKY blasts India to win over West Indies
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2/10:India beat West Indies
<p>Suryakumar Yadav smashed 83 off 44 balls as India beat West Indies by 7 wickets in the third T20I in Guyana on Tuesday to keep the series alive. </p>AFP
3/10:Rovman Powell
<p>West Indies skipper Rovman Powell dragged his side to 159-5 with a quick-fire 40 not out after winning the toss in Providence and choosing to bat. </p>AFP
4/10:Brandon King
<p>Brandon King made a run-a-ball 42 while fellow opener Kyle Mayers (25) and Nicholas Pooran (20) also made decent contributions for the Windies. </p>AFP
5/10:Kuldeep Yadav
<p>Kuldeep Yadav, recalled in place of Ravi Bishnoi, claimed 3-28 to lead the Indian bowling attack. </p>AFP
6/10:Axar Patel
<p>Axar Patel and Mukesh Kumar picked up a wicket apiece. </p>AP
7/10:Yashasvi Jaiswal
<p>India lost T20I debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill cheaply in pursuit of 160. </p>ANI
8/10:Suryakumar Yadav
<p>Suryakumar Yadav then took charge in a dazzling innings comprising 10 fours and four sixes. </p>AFP
9/10:SKY falls
<p>Suryakumar Yadav fell clipping an Alzarri Joseph full toss to deep backward square leg. </p>AP
10/10:Tilak Varma
<p>But Tilak Varma finished unbeaten on 49 and captain Hardik Pandya hit the winning six with 13 balls to spare. </p>AFP
