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In a recent high-stakes encounter between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews etched his name in an unprecedented record as the fir🥃s🥂t-ever batter to be timed out in international cricket.
The controversial dismissal of Angelo Mathews
The contentious incident unfolded at the Arun Jaitley Sta🔯dium in Delhi on Monday, November 6.
Following the dismissal of Sadeera Samarawickrama by Bangladesh’s all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, an unexpected turn of events occurred when Mathews faced an issue with the strap on his hel🔥met, necessitating a swift repl💃acement. Amidst the commotion, Bangladesh skipper Shakib appealed for a time out dismissal of Mathews; the umpires soon intervened and instructed Mathews to leave the field, much to his visible frustration. The veteran cricketer responded by flinging his helmet in disbelief before engaging in a heated exchange with opposing captain.
No sportsman ship shown by Bangladesh team.
— CrickFlicks (@CrickFlicks)
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Cricket fraternity unhappy with the decision
The aftermath of this unprecedented incident has drawn significant attention from cricketing enthusiasts worldwide, further fuelling the discussions surrounding fair plౠay and sportsmanship at the international level.
Reactions poured in from all corners of the cricketing world, with Gautam Gambhir, Dale Steyn, Usman Khawaja, Mohammad Hafeez and others having tꦆheir say on the time-out dismissal of Mathews.
Absolutely pathetic what happened in Delhi🍸 today!
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir)
Well, that wasn’t cool ⏰
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62)
Angelo made his crease then his helmet strap broke. How is that timed out? I'm all for timed out if he doesn't make his crease but this is ridic. No different then a batsman getting to the crease then taking 3 minutes to face up 🤦🏽♂️
— Usman Khawaja (@Uz_Khawaja)
Just when you have seen everything in cricket this keeps giving. The first timed out ꦗInternaꦡtional batter, is Angelo Matthews. Huge discussions occurred, it felt like a court of law with him pleading his case.
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
Spirit of the game shou𓆏ld remain high always.
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22)
T♛imed OUT for helmet issues .. that😼’s a new one ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
If I was I would not have appealed as a Captain and I would have broken m💃ore than just a helmet if I was
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
Yes rules are rules,♛ but there ไis a term called "Spirit of Cricket"; which applies on such situations. Bangladesh would have done a better thing had it given Angelo Matthews a margin.
One should tru💦st in their abili𓆏ties to win matches. |
— Javeria Khan (@ImJaveria)
Spirit of cricket long gone!! Eye opener for all batters from today onwards incase if it was not.🐬 Well within the rules to appeal. If Anjelo had informed Umpires & Shakib about wanting to change the helmet situation would have been different.
— Farveez Maharoof (@farveezmaharoof)
