'It’s not an easy place to tour': Ashwin slams Windies cricket after big blunder by staff

The 3rd T20 between India and West Indies witnessed a unique delay at the start of the play. All the prerequisites were done and just moments before the umpire's "let's play", players were directed to vacate the park so that the ground staff can come back and draw the missing 30-yard circle. The mistake was rectified quickly but it could not stop the proceedings from being deferred by 5 minutes.

3 things you need to know

• India won the 3rd T20 by 7 wickets
• The start of the play was delayed due to a peculiar reason
• Suryakumar Yadav played a magnificent innings of 83 off 44 balls in the match

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R Ashwin pays heed to the "unique delay" in IND vs WI 3rd T20

Upon noticing the delay, netizens instantly took to social media to express their say on the huge blunder made by the Providence Stadium ground management. Among the many reactions, one came from Team India's veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. According to Ashwin, it was a "unique delay", and his reaction highlighted that a cricketer needs to be ready for the unexpected.

Unique delay! It’s not an easy place to tour for reasons like this.
As a cricketer one has to be switched on all the time and always expect the unexpected.

All the best to @ybj_19 💪💪 Go well Chinni Paiyaa 🤩#INDvsWI

— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) August 8, 2023

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What happened in India vs. West Indies 3rd T20?

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, West Indies made a good start. Openers Kyle Mayers and Brandon King gave the hosts a solid foundation and took the team past 50 without any hassle. However, despite that, the run rate wasn't up to the mark and could not go past 8. The Windies batsmen adopted a cautious approach and with it gave India the target of 160.

Chasing 160, India endured a horrible start as debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal could not replicate the blitz from the Test series, and held out after just opening his account. Shubman Gill's poor run continues and he departed after just making 6 off 11. India were reeling at 34 for 2 when  Suryakumar Yadav and new batting sensation Tilak Varma came into the middle. The two launched the attack on the Windies and successfully took the match away from them. SKY finished at 83 off 44 and was adjudged the man of the match, and Varma scored an unbeaten 49 off 37. India won the match by 7 wickets.