Tilak Varma says he did not see the ball during bizarre run-out in third T20I

Tilak Varma said he did not see the ball and thought it had gone for four when he was run out in a bizarre manner during India's third T20I against West Indies in Indore. The incident occurred in the 17th over when Axar Patel flicked a low full toss towards deep backward square leg.

Kamil Pooran dived to stop the ball near the boundary. Both batsmen completed the first run and bumped fists thinking the ball had crossed the rope. Pooran recovered and threw to the keeper's end, where Shai Hope removed the bails before throwing to the non-striker's end to dismiss Varma, who was walking away from his crease.

Varma spoke ahead of the fourth T20I in Hyderabad, where he will play in front of his home crowd as vice-captain. India lead the series 2-1.