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[VIDEOS] ICC World Cup 2023: Angelo Mathews Timed Out - Worse than Mankad?

Was Angelo Mathews' time out dismissal against the Spirit of Cricket?

  • Yes, totally uncalled for

    Votes: 114 89.1%

  • No, Bangladesh did the right thing

    Votes: 17 13.3%
  • Total voters
    128
IMMY69 said:
Don't even go there.
I've seen more teeth smashed from a top edge off a spinner in club cricket then a batsmen being hit on the head by a fast bowler
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But as a pro he could acted as a pro and got out there and then called for the helmet.
 
After this incident, had Bangladesh's last game been against Pakistan, Pakistan, in a twist of fate, would have had an entire stadium cheering for their victory in India.
 
topspin said:
If you've watched Bangladesh cricket long enough, you wouldn't need an explanation.
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I am a Bangladeshi. So I have followed it closely than you for obvious reasons. And I haven't found anything like what you have said. Even if I follow it closely. Bangladesh cricket has produced the least numbers of controversies and least degree of controversies than what other subcontinent and other continental countries have done.
 
It shouldn’t even be compared to Mankad. At least managing makes sense because the batsman is trying to take an unfair advantage.

This just looked desperate from BD and it goes to show they have to rely on this to win matches.
 
Rana said:
Next time I will be timing Pakistan’s second wicket fall and the time it takes for the number 4 to be ready to face his first ball.
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They should add also add in all the time he takes for his theatrics as well. He wasted a lot of time against Sri Lanka. Repeat offenders should be punished for doing this sort of attention seeking.
 
It was not easy for me to see Angelo showing his broken strap/helmet to Shakib and begging him to take the appeal back. Shakib should have done the right thing by taking the appeal back, but he chose to act like a loser. Shame on Shakib
 
The problem is there are conflicting accounts of what happened. According to Mathews and Sri Lankans, he was in his crease ready to go with 5 seconds left when his helmet strap broke. If that's the case, there has to be some common sense applied by the umpires, that can never be out.

But, according to the 4th umpire, Mathews was already out of time before any issues with the helmet strap happened, which means umpires were simply just following the rules.

Regardless of the above, it's still a laughably pathetic thing to appeal for. Congrats Shakib, you've outdone yourself!
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Shakib admitted as much that there was an opportunity to for getting Matthews out. He took it. He knew there will be backlash. He took it anyway. Will give him for that instead of saying no comments. He deep down knows that was not an intentional delay. But he just wanted to exploit the rule. I just saw the video. didn't see it live. Poor Matthews was almost pleadin
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I don't think BD players, fans etc realize how pathetic it looks.
 
So got this info from someone who actually timed it on their recording as below -- what do you guys think now??

This is the timeline:

Time 0 : batter out

1 minute 27 seconds: Angelo Mathews is out in the middle and "fist bumps" his partner.

1 minute 50 seconds: He is at his batting crease

1 minute 53 seconds: His strap breaks

2 minutes 24 seconds: Shakib goes over to Matthews and the umpires, asking what is going on, and Matthews shows him the broken strap

2 minutes 50 seconds: Umpire takes one look back at Bangladesh, walks over to Matthrews sheepishly with his hands out and shrugs his shoulder

3 minutes: Matthews seems upset. Likely Shakib has insisted on the appeal

3 minutes and 16 seconds: Runner has brought the new helmet to Matthews
 
Mainul said:
I am a Bangladeshi. So I have followed it closely than you for obvious reasons. And I haven't found anything like what you have said. Even if I follow it closely. Bangladesh cricket has produced the least numbers of controversies and least degree of controversies than what other subcontinent and other continental countries have done.
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Sri lanka themselves have done unsporting stuff, but all that is ignored
 
deltexas said:
So got this info from someone who actually timed it on their recording as below -- what do you guys think now??

This is the timeline:

Time 0 : batter out

1 minute 27 seconds: Angelo Mathews is out in the middle and "fist bumps" his partner.

1 minute 50 seconds: He is at his batting crease

1 minute 53 seconds: His strap breaks

2 minutes 24 seconds: Shakib goes over to Matthews and the umpires, asking what is going on, and Matthews shows him the broken strap

2 minutes 50 seconds: Umpire takes one look back at Bangladesh, walks over to Matthrews sheepishly with his hands out and shrugs his shoulder

3 minutes: Matthews seems upset. Likely Shakib has insisted on the appeal

3 minutes and 16 seconds: Runner has brought the new helmet to Matthews
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4th umpire said Angelo ran out of time before the helmet issue.

Either way, I think Shakib shouldn't have appealed. There is a reason why timed out never happened in international cricket before. It is not a proper way to get out someone (even if it is legal).
 
sweep_shot said:
4th umpire said Angelo ran out of time before the helmet issue.

Either way, I think Shakib shouldn't have appealed. There is a reason why timed out never happened in international cricket before. It is not a proper way to get out someone (even if it is legal).
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And that's the crux of the issue. It appears the 4th umpire was incorrect- I am not saying he lied intentionally. The onus on this should fall on the umpires. They were responsible for this fiasco. They should have just negated shakib appeal and got on with the game saying it was equipment malfunction.
 
After falling wicket, If any new batsman came to the crease after 10 minutes and he gave explanation that he was eating biryani… in such case whether bowling side have a right to appeal time-out or not?
 
No problem if the game is played as per the laws of the game. If the rule says that the batsman should be ready to face the ball within 2 minutes of the previous dismissal then they should.

Also, note that Bangladesh were 2 overs behind schedule at that point in time. What happens if every Sri Lankan batter takes an additional 1 minute to face and you will end up in a situation where Bangladesh would be 3 or 4 overs behind schedule.

Also, Matthews is expected to check with the umpire or the opposing captain if he wants a change of equipment or wants a drink! This is as per the laws. He conveniently ignored this.

This is international cricket and not some gully cricket. Respect the laws and move on :).
 
everyone else here talking about the dismissal, and I am here, wondering how did Angelo Matthews get so huge. Back in the day he was quite lean now he looks like he’s preparing for a UFC heavyweight title. Shakib has some guys messing with this beast of a man.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
Shakib thinks he is bigger than the game.

I used to like this guy because he was a good all rounder.

But over the last 3 years he has become arrogant, conceited and thinks he is better than he actually is.

I wonder if he had his pscyh eval yet.

Could be showing early signs of narcissistic personaliy disorder.
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Early signs as in? NPD isn't an age related disorder.
 
As a side note, this controversy couldnt have happened at a better time for Lanka- now all discussion back home would be on the unfair dismissal & people would not focus much on their horrible performance.
 
Bangladesh, unfortunately was never respected as a good, skilled cricket team and their win yesterday doesn't change that at all. They are still a very poor team that play poor cricket, with little improvement since 25 years.
 
Bewal Express said:
Surely he could have taken strike within the 2 minutes and then call for the fixed helmet
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he was there on the ground in 1 min and 50 secs and then called for a helmet . There was a post going around where it was measured from the time of the last wicket up untill he came on the ground
 
Disgraceful.

The fact that it's the first time this has happened in the history of international cricket speaks volumes.

Desperate move in a dead rubber game.
 
Rana said:
Next time I will be timing Pakistan’s second wicket fall and the time it takes for the number 4 to be ready to face his first ball.
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Rizwan wastes at least 10 mins every game with his fake injuries and attention-seeking tactics like always having issues with the sight-screen etc.
 
sweep_shot said:
4th umpire said Angelo ran out of time before the helmet issue.

Either way, I think Shakib shouldn't have appealed. There is a reason why timed out never happened in international cricket before. It is not a proper way to get out someone (even if it is legal).
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The time out rule is for those who intentionally waste time but Matthews had a genuine reason
 
I don’t know what the actual rule is and how it was applied but if you are in the middle within 2 mins you should be good to go even if you are not ready to face the ball yet.

Not showing up within 2 mins should lead to a time out, but in this situation, he was in the middle but needed to get his helmet fixed.

Batsmen tend to waste a lot of time in the middle by changing bats, gloves, having issues with sight-screen and in case of Rizwan, fake injuries. It was a non-issue and Bangladesh acted in poor taste.
 
Bhaijaan said:
everyone else here talking about the dismissal, and I am here, wondering how did Angelo Matthews get so huge. Back in the day he was quite lean now he looks like he’s preparing for a UFC heavyweight title. Shakib has some guys messing with this beast of a man.
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I'd be looking forward to a shakib vs Matthews UFC fight
 
All those pakistsnis defending shakib imagine virat taking an appeal in the india vs pakistan game when rizwan came out to bat, virat would have had a genuine reason. And the thread would have 20 pages in 2 hours about how india is mistreating pakistan
 
I wonder how BD fans are reacting to this, online or in their forums. I don’t know too many places where they congregate online.

Now that I’ve had time to think of it, I believe the following

1. If Mathews arrived to the crease inside the two minutes and only after then his strap broke, then there should be some latitude in the law. The rules need looking at.

2. Sakib shouldn’t have appealed, or should have withdrawn his appeal. But he’s within the law, it seems.

3. This is nothing like Mankading, which IMO is totally justifiable because the batsman is deliberately attempting to steal runs by an unfair advantage to put himself ahead of the game. Therefore he or she must be prepared pay the price.
 
It see Shakib has to take an early (before time?) exit out of the World Cup.
 
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Ahem, if it were Virat Kohli here instead of Matthews - would Shakib had appealed? would the umpire have dared to give that out. This is coz it's Lanka thats why
Poor guys had to take the BS from Harper for no-balls as well
 
Punjab Kings said:
Acts like these makes it clear why Bangladesh and Afghanistan will remain minnows forever
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AFG has done better than NZ and PAK so far in this WC. Its unfair to bracket them with Bangladesh who are yet to make a mark in WCs.
 
Ian Bishop: Shakib Al Hasan was asked twice by the on-field umpires if he wanted to withdraw 'time out' appeal
 
I really appreciate Allan Donald that he stood up and accepted that this timed-out appeal against Angelo Mathews in the match against Bangladesh wasn't appropriate at all, now atleast he can keep his head high as an individual.


Speaking exclusively to CricBlog, Allan Donald expressed his views:

"I almost thought of going onto the field and saying ‘Enough’s enough, we don’t stand for this"

Bangladesh bowling coach said that it was difficult to watch the dismissal of Angelo Mathews, who was ‘Timed out’ in Delhi, and that his instinct was to walk out on the field and stop his skipper from going forward with his appeal.

Mathews became the first batter in the history of international cricket to be ‘Timed out’ after his helmet strap broke while taking guard against Bangladesh in the 2023 World Cup clash. Mathews immediately called for a replacement, when Shakib had appealed to the umpires for a ‘Timed out’ suggesting Mathews was not ready to face the first ball within two minutes, which is the stipulated time limit for a new batter to be ready for action after the fall of the last wicket.

Despite the umpires asking Shakib if he wanted to withdraw his appeal as Mathews’ gear had malfunctioned, he did not relent. A dismayed Mathews had to walk off without facing a ball, with the incident overshadowing the result. Bangladesh comfortably chased down 280 with 53 balls to spare.

Donald, who has been Bangladesh’s bowling coach since last year, expressed his displeasure at the manner of the dismissal, saying that the ‘Timed out’ has no place in the world of cricket.

“What just happened there? In the change room, I was dead quiet. We shook hands [after the match], well, we didn’t shake hands and I knew what was going to come after Sri Lanka had fielded, it was going to be a very, very blank reception. My immediate reaction when that happened, and this is just my instincts would have taken over, was that I almost actually thought of going on the field and saying, ‘Enough’s enough, we do not stand for this. We are not that kind of team who stand for this.’ That was my immediate thought.

“Things happened so quickly, and I’m not the head coach, I’m not in charge. I just saw Marais Erasmus say, ‘Angelo, you can now depart the ground,’ and seeing Angelo picking his helmet up and throwing it against the advertising boards, I was surprised. You talk about the respect and the dignity for each other and for the game and the spirit of the game and I just don’t want to see things like that. That’s just me.

“Okay someone was sharp out there and said well, you could appeal, and this cannot be happening. But we saw it and my instincts would have immediately told me to go out there and say, ‘Hey, that’s not gonna happen.’ It really overshadowed a great win, not really, it absolutely overshadowed everything because there was a lot of niggle out there, when Sri Lanka started bowling.”
 
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Cricket Warrior said:
Allan Donald: I almost thought of going onto the field and saying ‘Enough’s enough, we don’t stand for this’


Bangladesh bowling coach Allan Donald has said that it was difficult to watch the dismissal of Angelo Mathews, who was ‘Timed out’ in Delhi, and that his instinct was to walk out on the field and stop his skipper from going forward with his appeal.

Mathews became the first batter in the history of international cricket to be ‘Timed out’ after his helmet strap broke while taking guard against Bangladesh in the 2023 World Cup clash. Mathews immediately called for a replacement, when Shakib had appealed to the umpires for a ‘Timed out’ suggesting Mathews was not ready to face the first ball within two minutes, which is the stipulated time limit for a new batter to be ready for action after the fall of the last wicket.

Despite the umpires asking Shakib if he wanted to withdraw his appeal as Mathews’ gear had malfunctioned, he did not relent. A dismayed Mathews had to walk off without facing a ball, with the incident overshadowing the result. Bangladesh comfortably chased down 280 with 53 balls to spare.

Donald, who has been Bangladesh’s bowling coach since last year, expressed his displeasure at the manner of the dismissal, saying that the ‘Timed out’ has no place in the world of cricket.

Speaking exclusively to CricBlog, Donald expressed his views: “What just happened there? In the change room, I was dead quiet. We shook hands [after the match], well, we didn’t shake hands and I knew what was going to come after Sri Lanka had fielded, it was going to be a very, very blank reception. My immediate reaction when that happened, and this is just my instincts would have taken over, was that I almost actually thought of going on the field and saying, ‘Enough’s enough, we do not stand for this. We are not that kind of team who stand for this.’ That was my immediate thought.

“Things happened so quickly, and I’m not the head coach, I’m not in charge. I just saw Marais Erasmus say, ‘Angelo, you can now depart the ground,’ and seeing Angelo picking his helmet up and throwing it against the advertising boards, I was surprised. You talk about the respect and the dignity for each other and for the game and the spirit of the game and I just don’t want to see things like that. That’s just me.

“Okay someone was sharp out there and said well, you could appeal, and this cannot be happening. But we saw it and my instincts would have immediately told me to go out there and say, ‘Hey, that’s not gonna happen.’ It really overshadowed a great win, not really, it absolutely overshadowed everything because there was a lot of niggle out there, when Sri Lanka started bowling.”
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Donald always seemed like a straightforward and blunt guy. Not surprised at his view. To be fair, I agree with him. Shakib definitely should've withdrawn the appeal.

This comment from Donald may not go well with Shakib and BD management though. But, he has nothing to lose as his BD coaching gig is almost over (his contract is not to be renewed).
 
MMHS said:
Here is my take - Shakib was well within his right to call for a perfectly legitimate dismissal. It’s a stupid law for sure but then, if there is a judgemental call in it, it shouldn’t be with the players & if there is a valid law that it should be expected also that when someone eventually calls for it, it won’t be disputed, neither questioned. Think about other way - this game eventually can end up as the CT qualifier …. Apart from the participation in an ICC event, that comes with quite a fat pay cheque for the board as well. Shakib was suggested by one of the players (Shanto - once again it proved that cricket is an educated man’s game) - for the sake of saying, say Shakib ignores the issue (or withdraws the appeal later), and BD losses the game - he would have been shredded by BD posters across social media and lots of people here then would have made fun of him, trolling him as a show pony who sacrificed countries interest for personal glory - I can post several comments from just about a month back when indeed Liton called Sodhi back!!!! It was a double way sword for him & guy must be kicking his stars to be the man of the decision dilemma.

I am a bit surprised that all sorts of video clips are posted here but the actual response from ICC officials isn’t!!! I have heard a five minutes long explanation from 4th official (Holdstock), where he categorically mentioned that Angelo WAS ALREADY OVER THE LIMIT, before the helmet malfunction…. Means, he was already costing BD team time that eventually would have cost them in third PP - not a spirited sportsmanship to be honest. I for one, never felt sorry for SAF of 1992, for that they tactfully bowled 45 overs instead of 50…. otherwise would have chased at least 60 more that fateful might.

As I said, it’s a stupid law, but still it’s a valid clause - Shakib didn’t temper with the ball (& got caught by umpire, penalised 5 runs), he didn’t chuck with the bowling action, he didn’t get his bowling action “corrected & cleared” few times only to be called again next time, he didn’t get a batsman out of a bump ball, neither picked a dropped catch behind scenes and got the batsman out, didn’t bowl under arm to restrict batsman, didn’t bite the ball to get it roughed-up or didn’t call his players out because umpire called his bowler for chucking….. or didn’t somehow managed to bowl a two feet overstepped no ball - still he must have disgraced the game for sure.

Would I have done so - probably on my own not, but not sure, as Wasim Bhai said - it depends on context, opponents; though I believe my moral is less flexible than swinging in between different scenarios. But, had one of my teammates notified me, I probably would had to go for it - reason I have explained already. But, I’ll never say - he did wrong or disgraced Bangladesh. I’m actually happy and proud to see that he had the guts to say on live telecast that it was a war & he would do anything within law to win it for his team - no sugarcoating. Someone a soft character probably would have stumbled … & before that would have flopped as player as well.

Only constructive outcome of this “disgraceful” act is that, it exposed cricket - an ancient, obsolete & outdated game surviving on the passion of 2bn south Asians (as we suck in most other global spectator games) & on Indian money; where even in this millennium professionals need to bother about rupturing the “spirit”. Otherwise, thousands of soccer players dive or fake foul without bothering to twist the “spirit of the game”, where the outcome can only be a penalty or a booking, and everyone is comfortable with that - that’s modern way of professionalism.

@Swashbuckler …. Since you asked for it.
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I disagree with a few things in this post.

However the main thing is the point around trolling on social media.

Shakib is a national captain. He shouldnt feel any pressure from social media trolls. If captains followed trolling from social media then Kohli would have divorced his wife, Babar would never shake hands with an Indian, Pat Cummins would be dismissed for being woke and players who drop catches would have their hands cut off.

I think a mature captain should be above the whims of social media.

I dont buy the stuff about war. If cricket was war then Shakib would have been martyred every match in career sadly. In fact I have often seen him run away from 'wars' in the past. He is using this type of jingosim just to hide his embarrassment imo.

Over time through interaction with Bangladesh fans I meet abroad I have to love the Bangladesh team. You guys deserve a lot more than you get from cricket.

Personally I don't think the Bangladehis need to stoop so low to win a match. The fans generally stand by the team and have supported them in many major defeats through thick and thin. But ultimately if you and other Bangladeshi fans are ok with it then fans of other teams should move on too.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
I disagree with a few things in this post.

However the main thing is the point around trolling on social media.

Shakib is a national captain. He shouldnt feel any pressure from social media trolls. If captains followed trolling from social media then Kohli would have divorced his wife, Babar would never shake hands with an Indian, Pat Cummins would be dismissed for being woke and players who drop catches would have their hands cut off.

I think a mature captain should be above the whims of social media.

I dont buy the stuff about war. If cricket was war then Shakib would have been martyred every match in career sadly. In fact I have often seen him run away from 'wars' in the past. He is using this type of jingosim just to hide his embarrassment imo.

Over time through interaction with Bangladesh fans I meet abroad I have to love the Bangladesh team. You guys deserve a lot more than you get from cricket.

Personally I don't think the Bangladehis need to stoop so low to win a match. The fans generally stand by the team and have supported them in many major defeats through thick and thin. But ultimately if you and other Bangladeshi fans are ok with it then fans of other teams should move on too.
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You’ll be surprised to see/read the reaction in BD forums, in contrast to the popular beliefs.

Regarding his comments, I think he wasn’t ready for the question - someone should have get him ready, though we have Manager with the team, Papon’s pet - Khaled Mahmood…. But he has said few days back that his only job in this WC is to make sure players are happy & comfortable- must be boozing double dose at BCB’s money.

I think, the act was done - he should have simply said that it’s within law and as a team we decided to go for it. That war comment was more for his own countrymen.
 
It was a case of desperate captain doing desperate move. Matthew was taking his sweet time to get to the crease tho lol. I don't know why these guys are creating rivalry out of nothing.
 
BDfanforever said:
It was a case of desperate captain doing desperate move. Matthew was taking his sweet time to get to the crease tho lol. I don't know why these guys are creating rivalry out of nothing.
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This rivalry makes zero sense.

There is no historic or cultural rivalry between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. There was never any border problem or any other problem.

I think social media fans (mostly young kids) and media blow it out of proportion.
 
In my opinion this was a disheartening incident that went against the core principles of sportsmanship that cricket has always championed. The appeal by Bangladesh to have Mathews dismissed under the "timed out" rule was an unsportsmanlike move, capitalizing on a minor technicality rather than focusing on a fair and competitive game. Cricket, with its tradition of mutual respect, integrity, and camaraderie, should be a beacon of sportsmanship, and this appeal appeared to deviate from those principles.

Cricket rules are essential for maintaining the flow and pace of the game, but there should also be room for common-sense judgment, especially in situations where players face circumstances beyond their control. Mathews' case was a prime example of such a situation, as his helmet strap broke, an occurrence that was beyond his control. The strict adherence to the "timed out" rule, in this case, felt overly rigid and failed to consider the practical challenges faced by the player. Cricket has always valued the safety and well-being of its players, and the rules should reflect this by allowing reasonable delays for addressing equipment issues. Safety should always be a top priority in cricket, and the rules should not deter players from prioritizing it.

Major cricket events, such as the World Cup, are moments when the cricketing community and fans come together to celebrate the sport. This appeal, and its consequences, overshadowed the potential excitement and drama that the game could have provided.

The widespread disapproval from former cricketers, experts, and fans further emphasizes that this incident was not in line with the values and spirit of the sport. Cricket is not just about rules and technicalities; it's about the values it upholds, the camaraderie among players, and the entertainment it provides to us the fans. In the end, this incident serves as a stark reminder that the spirit of cricket should always prioritize fairness, sportsmanship, and the true essence of the game. Rigidity in the face of unforeseen challenges does a disservice to the sport we all hold dear. Very disappointed with Bangladesh and the ICC for always being reactive rather than proactive when it comes to the laws/rules of our sport.
 
The on-field umpire Richard Illingworth had informed Angelo that he had 30 seconds more to take strike. Angelo ignored and then went to teh crease with 5 seconds left. Then when his helmet malfunctioned he did not have the courtesy to inform the umpires about it. But instead signalled for a new hemet knowing the clock was ticking. It obvious he was confident that Shakib wouldn't appeal for time-out. But when informed about the time, it was his responsibility to take guard within teh stipulated time.
 
A High Court in Bangladesh has issued a ruling against the former Pakistan cricketer Waqar Younis.

This ruling came in response to critical remarks made by Waqar about Bangladesh cricket and their team captain, Shakib Al Hasan, during their recent World Cup match against Sri Lanka.

Both Waqar and former Sri Lankan cricketer Russel Arnold criticized Shakib's actions in the commentary box, characterizing the appeal as "unsportsmanlike behavior." Younis specifically directed his criticism towards Shakib, questioning his actions and expressing disapproval of Bangladesh's approach, citing that it went against the spirit of cricket.

“I didn’t enjoy what I saw out there. That wasn’t good for the spirit of cricket. I am old school and I think that was a lot of drama to get Angelo Mathews out,” Waqar said during TV broadcast.

The ruling against Waqar instructed the Bangladesh Cricket Board to explain why they should not lodge a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to have Waqar removed from the list of international commentators in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
I really appreciate Allan Donald that he stood up and accepted that this timed-out appeal against Angelo Mathews in the match against Bangladesh wasn't appropriate at all, now atleast he can keep his head high as an individual.


Speaking exclusively to CricBlog, Allan Donald expressed his views:

"I almost thought of going onto the field and saying ‘Enough’s enough, we don’t stand for this"

Bangladesh bowling coach said that it was difficult to watch the dismissal of Angelo Mathews, who was ‘Timed out’ in Delhi, and that his instinct was to walk out on the field and stop his skipper from going forward with his appeal.

Mathews became the first batter in the history of international cricket to be ‘Timed out’ after his helmet strap broke while taking guard against Bangladesh in the 2023 World Cup clash. Mathews immediately called for a replacement, when Shakib had appealed to the umpires for a ‘Timed out’ suggesting Mathews was not ready to face the first ball within two minutes, which is the stipulated time limit for a new batter to be ready for action after the fall of the last wicket.

Despite the umpires asking Shakib if he wanted to withdraw his appeal as Mathews’ gear had malfunctioned, he did not relent. A dismayed Mathews had to walk off without facing a ball, with the incident overshadowing the result. Bangladesh comfortably chased down 280 with 53 balls to spare.

Donald, who has been Bangladesh’s bowling coach since last year, expressed his displeasure at the manner of the dismissal, saying that the ‘Timed out’ has no place in the world of cricket.

“What just happened there? In the change room, I was dead quiet. We shook hands [after the match], well, we didn’t shake hands and I knew what was going to come after Sri Lanka had fielded, it was going to be a very, very blank reception. My immediate reaction when that happened, and this is just my instincts would have taken over, was that I almost actually thought of going on the field and saying, ‘Enough’s enough, we do not stand for this. We are not that kind of team who stand for this.’ That was my immediate thought.

“Things happened so quickly, and I’m not the head coach, I’m not in charge. I just saw Marais Erasmus say, ‘Angelo, you can now depart the ground,’ and seeing Angelo picking his helmet up and throwing it against the advertising boards, I was surprised. You talk about the respect and the dignity for each other and for the game and the spirit of the game and I just don’t want to see things like that. That’s just me.

“Okay someone was sharp out there and said well, you could appeal, and this cannot be happening. But we saw it and my instincts would have immediately told me to go out there and say, ‘Hey, that’s not gonna happen.’ It really overshadowed a great win, not really, it absolutely overshadowed everything because there was a lot of niggle out there, when Sri Lanka started bowling.”
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Well said Donald.
 
FearlessRoar said:
A High Court in Bangladesh has issued a ruling against the former Pakistan cricketer Waqar Younis.

This ruling came in response to critical remarks made by Waqar about Bangladesh cricket and their team captain, Shakib Al Hasan, during their recent World Cup match against Sri Lanka.

Both Waqar and former Sri Lankan cricketer Russel Arnold criticized Shakib's actions in the commentary box, characterizing the appeal as "unsportsmanlike behavior." Younis specifically directed his criticism towards Shakib, questioning his actions and expressing disapproval of Bangladesh's approach, citing that it went against the spirit of cricket.

“I didn’t enjoy what I saw out there. That wasn’t good for the spirit of cricket. I am old school and I think that was a lot of drama to get Angelo Mathews out,” Waqar said during TV broadcast.

The ruling against Waqar instructed the Bangladesh Cricket Board to explain why they should not lodge a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to have Waqar removed from the list of international commentators in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023.
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This is funny.

Why is high court of BD getting involved?
 
Kane Williamson during pre match press conference:

[Reporter:]

I'm sure you must have seen Glenn Maxwell's innings yesterday. Pretty unbelievable. What did you make of it?

[Kane Williamson:]

Yeah, an incredibly special knock. Yeah, not just obviously the runs specifically but the situation and he was clearly struggling physically and to be able to pull that off and in a partnership with Pat Cummins is without a doubt one of the great World Cup victories for Australia and probably for any team to witness.

At the same time, a tough one for Afghanistan. They've been excellent and, you know, probably won sort of 80 - 90% of that game. And as we know in white ball cricket, it can change quickly. And that was an amazing example of that and a special knock to watch.

[Reporter:]

This is regarding the spirit of the game we saw what happened to Angelo Matthew and also Maxwell - do you think that it's quite inhuman of course it is not in your domain it is in the domain of the ICC is it an inhuman law that a runner is not provided to Glenn Maxwell but because there was no chance of him misusing this law or clause, whatever it is.

[Kane Williamson:]

Yeah, I haven't actually thought too much about that. I don't sort of believe it's been too much of an issue over the years that we have been playing without runners. And it certainly made Glenn flick a switch in a way that was quite special. Yeah, I mean it's not something that I guess I can really speak to except for perhaps you see the odd case where it might be required, but ultimately by and large it's not really been an issue I don't think.
 
Thanos said:
Angelo's dismissal today and running out non striker for leaving early are NOT same for me. In later batters try to gain unfair advantage by covering the distance between wickets. So full support to bowlers like Ashwin.

Appealing for time out too can be justified in some cases like when batsmen playing for draw etc. But it seems legit case today when Matthews could've been hurt on first ball.
Agree that he should've been more careful before walking in but Shakib's appeal was totally uncalled for.

And then Matthews tried to convince him but Shakib's response too was very poor. Shakib had the opportunity to make things right.

Anyway rules are rules.
It should be a good wake up call for all professionals out there.
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Sri Lanka will end up playing less cricket with bsngla . Shakib is likely going to be a pariah in india . I will be writing to any team that bids for him to consider their image.
 
docteurmanish said:
Sri Lanka will end up playing less cricket with bsngla . Shakib is likely going to be a pariah in india . I will be writing to any team that bids for him to consider their image.
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Shakib is now 36. He should retire very soon.

Don't think IPL or any serious league will pick him.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
I really appreciate Allan Donald that he stood up and accepted that this timed-out appeal against Angelo Mathews in the match against Bangladesh wasn't appropriate at all, now atleast he can keep his head high as an individual.


Speaking exclusively to CricBlog, Allan Donald expressed his views:

"I almost thought of going onto the field and saying ‘Enough’s enough, we don’t stand for this"

Bangladesh bowling coach said that it was difficult to watch the dismissal of Angelo Mathews, who was ‘Timed out’ in Delhi, and that his instinct was to walk out on the field and stop his skipper from going forward with his appeal.

Mathews became the first batter in the history of international cricket to be ‘Timed out’ after his helmet strap broke while taking guard against Bangladesh in the 2023 World Cup clash. Mathews immediately called for a replacement, when Shakib had appealed to the umpires for a ‘Timed out’ suggesting Mathews was not ready to face the first ball within two minutes, which is the stipulated time limit for a new batter to be ready for action after the fall of the last wicket.

Despite the umpires asking Shakib if he wanted to withdraw his appeal as Mathews’ gear had malfunctioned, he did not relent. A dismayed Mathews had to walk off without facing a ball, with the incident overshadowing the result. Bangladesh comfortably chased down 280 with 53 balls to spare.

Donald, who has been Bangladesh’s bowling coach since last year, expressed his displeasure at the manner of the dismissal, saying that the ‘Timed out’ has no place in the world of cricket.

“What just happened there? In the change room, I was dead quiet. We shook hands [after the match], well, we didn’t shake hands and I knew what was going to come after Sri Lanka had fielded, it was going to be a very, very blank reception. My immediate reaction when that happened, and this is just my instincts would have taken over, was that I almost actually thought of going on the field and saying, ‘Enough’s enough, we do not stand for this. We are not that kind of team who stand for this.’ That was my immediate thought.

“Things happened so quickly, and I’m not the head coach, I’m not in charge. I just saw Marais Erasmus say, ‘Angelo, you can now depart the ground,’ and seeing Angelo picking his helmet up and throwing it against the advertising boards, I was surprised. You talk about the respect and the dignity for each other and for the game and the spirit of the game and I just don’t want to see things like that. That’s just me.

“Okay someone was sharp out there and said well, you could appeal, and this cannot be happening. But we saw it and my instincts would have immediately told me to go out there and say, ‘Hey, that’s not gonna happen.’ It really overshadowed a great win, not really, it absolutely overshadowed everything because there was a lot of niggle out there, when Sri Lanka started bowling.”
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Bangladesh Cricket Board is all set to seek explanation from Allan Donald for pointing fingers at Shakib al Hasan as he appealed for timed out against Angelo Mathews during their game against Sri Lanka at Arun Jaitley Stadium on November 6.

Mathews became the first cricketer in the history of international cricket to get timed out. The incident took place during the 25th over of the Sri Lankan innings when he arrived at the crease after the dismissal of Sadeera Samarawickrama.

Mathews brought the wrong helmet when he joined his partner Charith Asalanka at the crease and he signalled to his teammates at the dugout to bring the right helmet to him.



The substitute ran out with the correct helmet but the umpires weren't happy with the action and Bangladesh skipper Shakib took no time to appeal for a 'timed out' dismissal.

Mathews tried to explain the matter to Shakib as well as to the umpires but Bangladesh didn't overturn their appeal which made the umpires give the Sri Lankan out in this 'rare' fashion.

Shakib received severe criticism from different quarters for his action and Donald joined the bandwagon as he felt it was disappointing to see such things on the cricket field.

"It was disappointing to see. I can understand Shakib taking his chance. His words were 'I was doing everything to win'. You can sense in my voice that I don't like it ," Donald said during an interview with CricBlog.Net conducted soon after the Bangladesh team returned to team hotel following their three wicket win over Sri Lanka.

"I don't like that sort of thing. It was really difficult to watch that unfold - one of Sri Lanka's all-time greats walking off the field without a ball bowled to him being given out for time. That's where I stand on that," he said.

"You talk about the respect and the dignity for each other and for the game, the spirit of the game. I just don't want to see things like that. That's just me. I just don't want to see that sort of thing in our game where, okay, someone was sharp out there and said 'well, you can appeal'. I was like, 'really - this is not going to happen, this cannot be happening, this can't be happening," he said adding that rather than appealing Shakib should have reacted other way round after seeing Mathews helmet strap got out.

"The most sensible thing would have been to just to say, 'okay, no worries, mate, sort your helmet out quickly; you have time to replace it'," Donald said.

"My immediate reaction when that happened - and this is just [that] my instincts would have taken over - is I almost actually thought of going on that field and saying, 'enough is enough, we don't stand for this; we are not that kind of team who stand for this'. That was my immediate thought.

"Things happened so quickly, but you're talking about authority and I'm not the head coach, I'm not in charge. I just saw Marais Erasmus [the umpire at the bowler's end] say, 'please Angelo, you can now depart the ground'. And, seeing Angelo pick his helmet up and then walking off and throwing it against the advertising boards; it just was... I was surprised," he said adding that he saw anger in the eyes of the players while they did not shake hands.

"There was anger. The only word you can use, really, is anger. At the end of the day then, like I normally do, I'm almost out there on the park first shaking hands and I just knew that these guys were heading for one place and that's the dressing room. There was no eye contact at all, no conversations, nothing. I don't know, a lot of these cricketers today can call me old-fashioned but I just don't think there is any place for it. I just don't think so," he concluded.

BCB officials revealed that the outburst from Donald had come under their knowledge and maintained that they would seek clarification sooner rather than later.

"We have seen the news quoting Donald and we are taking that seriously. We will certainly seek an explanation in the coming days," said an official, suggesting that they don't want to distract the team ahead of their important game against Australia.

Source: CRICBUZZ
 
hassan918 said:

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Bangladesh Cricket Board is all set to seek explanation from Allan Donald for pointing fingers at Shakib al Hasan as he appealed for timed out against Angelo Mathews during their game against Sri Lanka at Arun Jaitley Stadium on November 6.

Mathews became the first cricketer in the history of international cricket to get timed out. The incident took place during the 25th over of the Sri Lankan innings when he arrived at the crease after the dismissal of Sadeera Samarawickrama.

Mathews brought the wrong helmet when he joined his partner Charith Asalanka at the crease and he signalled to his teammates at the dugout to bring the right helmet to him.



The substitute ran out with the correct helmet but the umpires weren't happy with the action and Bangladesh skipper Shakib took no time to appeal for a 'timed out' dismissal.

Mathews tried to explain the matter to Shakib as well as to the umpires but Bangladesh didn't overturn their appeal which made the umpires give the Sri Lankan out in this 'rare' fashion.

Shakib received severe criticism from different quarters for his action and Donald joined the bandwagon as he felt it was disappointing to see such things on the cricket field.

"It was disappointing to see. I can understand Shakib taking his chance. His words were 'I was doing everything to win'. You can sense in my voice that I don't like it ," Donald said during an interview with CricBlog.Net conducted soon after the Bangladesh team returned to team hotel following their three wicket win over Sri Lanka.

"I don't like that sort of thing. It was really difficult to watch that unfold - one of Sri Lanka's all-time greats walking off the field without a ball bowled to him being given out for time. That's where I stand on that," he said.

"You talk about the respect and the dignity for each other and for the game, the spirit of the game. I just don't want to see things like that. That's just me. I just don't want to see that sort of thing in our game where, okay, someone was sharp out there and said 'well, you can appeal'. I was like, 'really - this is not going to happen, this cannot be happening, this can't be happening," he said adding that rather than appealing Shakib should have reacted other way round after seeing Mathews helmet strap got out.

"The most sensible thing would have been to just to say, 'okay, no worries, mate, sort your helmet out quickly; you have time to replace it'," Donald said.

"My immediate reaction when that happened - and this is just [that] my instincts would have taken over - is I almost actually thought of going on that field and saying, 'enough is enough, we don't stand for this; we are not that kind of team who stand for this'. That was my immediate thought.

"Things happened so quickly, but you're talking about authority and I'm not the head coach, I'm not in charge. I just saw Marais Erasmus [the umpire at the bowler's end] say, 'please Angelo, you can now depart the ground'. And, seeing Angelo pick his helmet up and then walking off and throwing it against the advertising boards; it just was... I was surprised," he said adding that he saw anger in the eyes of the players while they did not shake hands.

"There was anger. The only word you can use, really, is anger. At the end of the day then, like I normally do, I'm almost out there on the park first shaking hands and I just knew that these guys were heading for one place and that's the dressing room. There was no eye contact at all, no conversations, nothing. I don't know, a lot of these cricketers today can call me old-fashioned but I just don't think there is any place for it. I just don't think so," he concluded.

BCB officials revealed that the outburst from Donald had come under their knowledge and maintained that they would seek clarification sooner rather than later.

"We have seen the news quoting Donald and we are taking that seriously. We will certainly seek an explanation in the coming days," said an official, suggesting that they don't want to distract the team ahead of their important game against Australia.

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Donald's contract is up. I doubt Donald cares now. He is about to leave BD coaching.

BD management is overreacting.
 
Mathews timed out: High Court issues ruling after Younis lambasts Shakib.

The High Court has issued a ruling demanding an explanation from authorities in Bangladesh asking why they should not file a complaint against former Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to scrap his name from its list of international commentators.

The ruling on Wednesday came in response to remarks by Younis on Bangladesh cricket and its team captain Shakib Al Hasan during their World Cup match against Sri Lanka on Monday, when the second team’s Angelo Mathews was controversially given "timed out,” becoming the first man to suffer the dismissal in the 146-year history of international cricket.

Besides, the court gave the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and its president 10 days to respond to the ruling.

A bench comprising Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah issued the ruling after the preliminary hearing of a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Waliur Rahman Khan on this issue.

In the writ, Younis was criticized for making derogatory comments about Bangladesh cricket and Shakib Al Hasan. During the 38th match of this year’s World Cup, Shakib Al Hasan decided to appeal for a timed-out dismissal of former Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. While there is a timed-out rule in the ICC regulations, it has not been implemented previously. Mathews requested a new helmet, which took more than two minutes to complete. Shakib, noticing the delay, informed the umpire of it and Mathews was declared timed out.

Younis, along with Sri Lanka's former cricketer Russel Arnold, criticized Shakib's actions in the commentary box, describing the appeal as "unsportsmanlike behaviour."

Younis specifically targeted Shakib, questioning his actions and criticizing Bangladesh's approach, adding that it was against the spirit of cricket.

Source: Dhaka Tribune
 
FearlessRoar said:
Mathews timed out: High Court issues ruling after Younis lambasts Shakib.

The High Court has issued a ruling demanding an explanation from authorities in Bangladesh asking why they should not file a complaint against former Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to scrap his name from its list of international commentators.

The ruling on Wednesday came in response to remarks by Younis on Bangladesh cricket and its team captain Shakib Al Hasan during their World Cup match against Sri Lanka on Monday, when the second team’s Angelo Mathews was controversially given "timed out,” becoming the first man to suffer the dismissal in the 146-year history of international cricket.

Besides, the court gave the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and its president 10 days to respond to the ruling.

A bench comprising Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah issued the ruling after the preliminary hearing of a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Waliur Rahman Khan on this issue.

In the writ, Younis was criticized for making derogatory comments about Bangladesh cricket and Shakib Al Hasan. During the 38th match of this year’s World Cup, Shakib Al Hasan decided to appeal for a timed-out dismissal of former Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. While there is a timed-out rule in the ICC regulations, it has not been implemented previously. Mathews requested a new helmet, which took more than two minutes to complete. Shakib, noticing the delay, informed the umpire of it and Mathews was declared timed out.

Younis, along with Sri Lanka's former cricketer Russel Arnold, criticized Shakib's actions in the commentary box, describing the appeal as "unsportsmanlike behaviour."

Younis specifically targeted Shakib, questioning his actions and criticizing Bangladesh's approach, adding that it was against the spirit of cricket.

Source: Dhaka Tribune
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BD's High Court should focus on important things. Not what happened in a cricket World Cup. That's not their domain.

Doubt ICC would do anything. This is comical.
 
FearlessRoar said:
A High Court in Bangladesh has issued a ruling against the former Pakistan cricketer Waqar Younis.

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If the honourable High Court thinks that this will result in anything more than the honourable High Court decision being made an object of bemusement and derision, and the honourable High Court itself a laughing stock, why then the honourable High Court is likely to be highly mistaken.
 
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Cryin Out Loud said:
If the honourable High Court thinks that this will result in anything more than the honourable High Court decision being made an object of bemusement and derision, and the honourable High Court itself a laughing stock, why then the honourable High Court is likely to be high(ly) mistaken.
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This reminds me of Borat's Catapult threat to Uzbekistan.

I had to double check to ensure this wasn't a satire.
 
"Stones Will Be Thrown At Him If...": Angelo Mathews' Brother Warns Shakib Al Hasan

A huge controversy erupted earlier this week when veteran Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews became the first player in the 146-year history of international cricket to be timed out during his side's Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh. Mathews had exceeded the two-minute time limit to take strike after he noticed that his helmet strap had come off. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan made the appeal that Mathews exceeded time limit to take strike, and as a result, the result went against the former Sri Lanka skipper.

Despite the outrage, Shakib refused to take his appeal back, and was later labelled "disgraceful" by an angry Mathews who accused him of "stooping low" by making the appeal for his dismissal.

"Absolutely disgraceful. We all play to win but I never thought a team or player would stoop to such levels to get a wicket," Mathews told the media after the game, which Bangladesh won by three wickets.

Now, Mathews' brother, Trevis, has also criticised Shakib for his actions, saying that the veteran all-rounder will not be welcomed in Sri Lanka. Trevis added that Shakib will be pelted with stones if he comes to play in the Island nation.

"We are very disappointed. Bangladeshi captain has no sportsman spirit and did not show humanity in the gentleman's game. We never expected this right from his captain to the rest of the team members. Shakib is not welcome in Sri Lanka. If he comes here to play any international or LPL matches, stones will be thrown at him, or he will have to face the annoyance of the fans," Trevis told BDCricTime.

Both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are out of the semi-finals race.

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BouncerGuy said:
"Stones Will Be Thrown At Him If...": Angelo Mathews' Brother Warns Shakib Al Hasan

A huge controversy erupted earlier this week when veteran Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews became the first player in the 146-year history of international cricket to be timed out during his side's Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh. Mathews had exceeded the two-minute time limit to take strike after he noticed that his helmet strap had come off. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan made the appeal that Mathews exceeded time limit to take strike, and as a result, the result went against the former Sri Lanka skipper.

Despite the outrage, Shakib refused to take his appeal back, and was later labelled "disgraceful" by an angry Mathews who accused him of "stooping low" by making the appeal for his dismissal.

"Absolutely disgraceful. We all play to win but I never thought a team or player would stoop to such levels to get a wicket," Mathews told the media after the game, which Bangladesh won by three wickets.

Now, Mathews' brother, Trevis, has also criticised Shakib for his actions, saying that the veteran all-rounder will not be welcomed in Sri Lanka. Trevis added that Shakib will be pelted with stones if he comes to play in the Island nation.

"We are very disappointed. Bangladeshi captain has no sportsman spirit and did not show humanity in the gentleman's game. We never expected this right from his captain to the rest of the team members. Shakib is not welcome in Sri Lanka. If he comes here to play any international or LPL matches, stones will be thrown at him, or he will have to face the annoyance of the fans," Trevis told BDCricTime.

Both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are out of the semi-finals race.

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Matthews brother is advocating humanity and talks about gentleman game while threatening Shakib with stones.

This strange rivalry gets even more strange.

I am eager to hear the reply from Shakibs uncle to Matthews brother.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Matthews brother is advocating humanity and talks about gentleman game while threatening Shakib with stones.

This strange rivalry gets even more strange.

I am eager to hear the reply from Shakibs uncle to Matthews brother.
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Not the rivalry we needed but deserved (to spice up the subcontinental cricket 😅).

Btw, can’t stop laughing reading at (Shakib’s uncle part) your last sentence 🤣
 
lol @ some of the comments.

That guy took 1:10 secs to come to the ground, chatted 40 secs to his partner and just 5 mins to 2 mins he realized oops my helmet strap is broken and then he asked for a new helmet without informing ground umpires and the opposition captain...the whole thing took more than 3 mins and yet Shakib is guilty of appealing to umpires ?

Do you guys even read news before commenting whatever serves your vendetta ?

Umpires informed Mathews of timed-out threat before helmet malfunction​


"Angelo Mathews was aware he was in danger of being timed out when he walked in to bat in Sri Lanka's World Cup game against Bangladesh on Monday in Delhi.
 
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Ravi Ashwin on his YouTube channel:

"One side is talking about the rules and another side is talking about the spirit of cricket. When Mathews came out to bat, his helmet was not okay, and he wanted to change that. I saw another video where Shakib did not bring his guard against Sri Lanka and he was allowed to bring it later. It has almost become warfare between these two countries,"

"Actually with timed-out, yes Shakib appealed and the umpire gave it out, agreed. Recently, there has been information that Mathews was already warned by the umpires about the timed-out dismissal. But Mathews was really upset that he got out, and rightly so. No one should get out like that, everyone will feel bad about that,"

"Both Angelo Mathews and Shakib Al Hasan were right. One person knew the rule and the other person asked if he could let it go since it was a helmet malfunction. The affected party is certainly the one who got out," Ashwin concluded.

NDTV
 
Definitely not justifiable
A personal attack on one of the modern great all rounders
Not sure why the sri Lankan coaches have not appealed this and also the result of the match
Bangladesh were very lucky to get away with especially shakib and mahmudullah
 
MCC STATEMENT ON TIMED OUT IN MEN'S ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP

DURING THE MATCH BETWEEN SRI LANKA AND BANGLADESH IN THE ICC MEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP ON MONDAY, THERE WAS THE FIRST RECORDED INSTANCE OF A PLAYER BEING DISMISSED TIMED OUT IN ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews was given out, on appeal, when he was not ready to face the next delivery from Shakib Al Hasan following the dismissal of Sadeera Samarawickrama.

The relevant Law here is Law 40.1.1, which states:

“After the fall of a wicket or the retirement of a batter, the incoming batter must, unless Time has been called, be ready to receive the ball, or for the other batter to be ready to receive the next ball within 3 minutes of the dismissal or retirement. If this requirement is not met, the incoming batter will be out, Timed out.”

The match, however, was being played under ICC One-Day International Playing Conditions, which supersede the Laws on this matter. Whilst the wording remains otherwise identical across both Law and ICC Playing Conditions, the Playing Conditions change the relevant timing from three minutes to two minutes.

The key part of the Law, on this occasion, is that the batter must ‘be ready to receive the ball’. Being on the field, or even at the wicket, is not enough to avoid being Timed out. The batter must be in position for the bowler to be able to bowl inside the allotted time.

The umpires determined that Mathews was not ready to face the ball within that two-minute allowance. He subsequently suffered an issue with his helmet, causing further delay.

Had the umpires been informed of a significant, justifiable, equipment-related delay within the two-minute allowance, they could have treated it as a new type of delay (as they would when, for example, a bat breaks), possibly even calling Time, allowing for a resolution of that delay without the batter being at risk of being Timed out. However, it is important to note that both umpires determined the delay came after the two minutes had elapsed, and that Time had not been called before the appeal.

Having taken more than 90 seconds to get to the 30-yard circle, Mathews appeared to notice that he was short on time, jogging the final few yards to the wicket. His helmet malfunction has since been shown to have taken place 1 minute and 54 seconds after the previous wicket had fallen. He had not, at this stage, begun to take guard and was not close to being in a position to receive the ball.

When the helmet broke, it appears that Mathews did not consult with the umpires, which a player would be expected to do when seeking new equipment. Rather, he just signalled to the dressing room for a replacement. Had he explained to the umpires what had happened and asked for time to get it sorted out, they might have allowed him to change the helmet, perhaps calling Time and thus removing any possibility of being Timed out.

Given that Time had not been called, and that at the time of the appeal more than two minutes had elapsed, the umpires correctly gave Mathews out. In fact, there was no other action for the umpires to take within the Laws of Cricket.

There have been several questions which MCC has been asked since the incident on Monday and the Club would like to address these.

1. IS THE TIMED OUT LAW REQUIRED?

Without this Law, a batter could waste time at the fall of a wicket, choosing not to come to the crease in a timely manner. This is particularly problematic in timed cricket, when the light may be fading and a draw a favourable result, but it is also relevant in limited overs cricket, where the fielding side is often punished for slow over-rates. Even if the intent is not specifically to waste time, a Law is required to keep the game moving and prevent significant delays between wickets.

2.SHOULD THERE BE AN ALLOWANCE IN THE TIMED OUT LAW FOR EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION OR OTHER REASONABLE DELAYS?

Whilst MCC constantly reviews the Laws, the fact that this Law had never previously been invoked in international cricket, and only six previous times in first-class cricket, suggests that there is not a great need for change at this point. Furthermore, should the umpires think that there is a significant delay unrelated to the fall of wicket, they are entitled to make clear that this is a different interruption, and, if necessary call Time – as they would at any interruption in play. Under those circumstances, a batter cannot be Timed out.

3. WHAT ROLE DOES THE SPIRIT OF CRICKET PLAY?

In 2022, following the Run out of Charlie Dean by Deepti Sharma in the England v India women’s One-Day International at Lord’s, MCC issued a statement which included the following paragraph:

"Cricket is a broad church and the spirit by which it is played is no different. As custodian of the Spirit of Cricket, MCC appreciates its application is interpreted differently across the globe. Respectful debate is healthy and should continue, as where one person sees the bowler as breaching the Spirit in such examples, another will point at the non-striker gaining an unfair advantage by leaving their ground early. Whilst [this] was indeed an unusual end to an exciting match, it was properly officiated and should not be considered as anything more."

The intention of the statement was in part to outline that the Spirit of Cricket is not owned by any one player, country or culture and that the game is played with subtle differences right across the globe. At the Spirit of Cricket’s core are the values of respect and fair play, yet its application is interpretive, as issues considered to be totally reasonable in the eyes of some may be deemed unacceptable to others.

It is recognised that there are times when players will choose not to complete certain dismissals, not to appeal or, upon reflection, to withdraw an appeal. Provisions exist within the Laws of Cricket to facilitate these choices. It should be stressed that none of this is a requirement of the Laws of Cricket or the Spirit of Cricket, yet there are occasions when a fielding captain will feel that withdrawing an appeal, for example, would be ‘the right thing to do’, and such occasions are often rightfully held up as a positive example of the Spirit of Cricket.

A good illustration of this is the 2022 Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket award. The recipient, Nepal’s Aasif Sheikh, refused to run out Ireland’s Andy McBrine, who had been accidentally upended by bowler Kamal Airee while attempting a run. Had Aasif run out McBrine, he would have been well within his rights under the Laws of Cricket, and nobody could reasonably say that he had acted outside the Spirit of Cricket. However, he chose to take a different course of action, and in doing so, rightly earned plaudits the world over.

Whilst the Laws and Playing Conditions govern the game, much like within legislation which governs society and other sporting codes, there will be frequent shades of grey in interpretation and not all scenarios can be foreseen and specifically codified. In these instances, it is the players who will ultimately determine how their game is to be played.

MCC​
 
Rahul Dravid on the 'spirit of cricket'...


[Reporter:]

Recently we have seen a few incidents which has again created a lot of debate, especially on the other side of the ground. Playing with the spirit of cricket and maintaining the rule of cricket. So, there is a lot of debate on this. So, just wanted to know your view or the views of the players, those who perform on the field. How they take on a situation like this? Especially, you have been, during your playing career, you have been a part of a situation where MS Dhoni you recalled Ian Bell. So, under these circumstances, how do players think?

[Rahul Dravid:]

So, I think like you just said yourself, everyone thinks differently. We are all unique creatures and we have our own minds and our own thoughts. And the players will be the same. Each one of us will think differently about a particular situation. And there is no real right and wrong. You can go and debate both the situations. You can debate whether we have to stick to the rules as they are. Or you have to sometimes give a little leeway for a little bit of spirit of cricket. And there'll be people on both sides of the camp. And I think just understanding that it's okay to have those differences is fine. It's fine to have those differences and some people might agree or not agree with certain decisions that were taken. Others will say no it's in the rules so I'm allowed to do it and that's the way it is you know you can't - when someone wants to take the letter of the rule law to the last nth degree, I don't think you can complain about it because honestly, he's just following the rules as he sees it.

Yeah, I mean, you might not do it yourself. I mean, you know, we might not do it, but you can't blame somebody for following it because you put that in place and you have to give scope for that level of understanding of somebody. Whether you choose to do it or not is completely your decision.
 
Not to be left behind, Pakistan have also made their contribution to this.

Sohaib Maqsood, who is representing the Multan region, arrived late to the crease in the game taking place against Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Nat T20 Cup
 
Infact you must acknowledge that Shakib has opened a floodgate of timed out dismissals. And Sohaib is just only the second victim.
 
Mankading is something where there is some fault from the batsman himself. In Mathews case he was helpless when his helmet strap was broken, but they shamelessly appelled for that. This was not at all in the right spirit of the game.
 

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Bangladesh skipper Najmul Shanto hits out at Sri Lanka for time-out celebration post T20I series win​


Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto thinks that Sri Lanka should move on from the time-out incident in ODI World Cup 2023. Shanto's comments came after culmination of three-T20I series which Sri Lanka won 2-1 on Saturday (Mar 9). Sri Lanka players notably pointed at their watches after lifting the trophy in a reference to the ODI WC incident.

"It is not about aggressive handling or anything like that. They showed the timed-out gesture, right? They haven't moved on from the timed-out incident," said Shanto about the celebrations and heated arguments between the game after Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy's dismissal.

"I think they should get out of it. They should stay in the present. We were within the rules [with the timed out dismissal]. They are in a frenzy about it. I am not too worried about it," Shanto added.

Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis, who top scored in the match with 86, was also asked the question about the same and said: "Someone was doing the timed-out celebrations. I don't know why. We can celebrate our own things. I think we celebrated because we are happy."

The rivalry between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh has been getting quite intense in the recent times and the WC incident just added more fuel to the fire. Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan had appealed against Angelo Mathews for coming late in the ground and Mathews was subsequently given out - becoming the first player in history to get timed out.

As for the series, Sri Lanka won the first and the last match of the series which saw a couple of heated moments between the players. In the second match, which Bangladesh had won, an umpiring error had caused a lot of furor. Sri Lanka, nonetheless, were clinical on Saturday to wrap up the series win.

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Bangladesh skipper Najmul Shanto hits out at Sri Lanka for time-out celebration post T20I series win

The rivalry between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh has been getting quite intense in the recent times and the WC incident just added more fuel to the fire.
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