root@7611fd8b15fd:/src# create pod-config.json
  echo "{
      \"metadata\": {
          \"name\": \"nginx-sandbox\",
          \"namespace\": \"default\",
          \"attempt\": 1,
          \"uid\": \"65fb5845de97d8a4\"
      },
      \"log_directory\": \"/tmp\",
      \"linux\": {
      }
  }
  " | tee pod-config.json

root@2f8f343b8881:/src# crictl runp pod-config.json
E1005 18:00:26.719186   23199 remote_runtime.go:176] "RunPodSandbox from runtime service failed" err="rpc error: code = Unknown desc = failed to setup network for sandbox \"df615a04a1ba1eef496b5e64f8a7a4a2eb8b188e35f2442a8ba1f5f54a169b8c\": cni plugin not initialized"
FATA[0001] run pod sandbox: rpc error: code = Unknown desc = failed to setup network for sandbox "df615a04a1ba1eef496b5e64f8a7a4a2eb8b188e35f2442a8ba1f5f54a169b8c": cni plugin not initialized 

root@2f8f343b8881:/src# crictl pods
POD ID              CREATED             STATE               NAME                NAMESPACE           ATTEMPT             RUNTIME
df615a04a1ba1       5 seconds ago       NotReady            nginx-sandbox       default             1                   (default)

// ignoring failed to destroy networks when we failed to setup networks
if sandbox.CNIResult == nil {
cleanupErr = nil
}

root@7611fd8b15fd:/src# crictl pods
POD ID              CREATED             STATE               NAME                NAMESPACE           ATTEMPT             RUNTIME