India and West Indies players walk out of ground as third T20I start delayed to due to bizarre reason

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In a really bizarre incident, India and West Indies players took the field for the third T20I at the Provident Stadium in Guyana on Tuesday, only to walk out even without a ball being bowled.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) were left embarrassed after umpires realised that the 30-yard circle wasn’t marked by the groundsmen and officials. The players waited initially after the confusion before starting to walk back.

However, the officials soon fixed the blunder and the match started after a delay of a few minutes. Recently, Pakistan's ODI match against New Zealand in Rawalpindi was halted for a while after umpire's realised that the 30-year circle was wrongly marked.

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat in the crucial third T20I. Hardik Pandya-led India are in a must-win situation after losing the first two matches. Another defeat would see hosts West Indies take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the 5-match series.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is making his T20I debut in the match. Ishan Kishan has made room for the 21-year-old southpaw. Further, Ravi Bishnoi has been sent out from the playing eleven to bring back Kuldeep Yadav.