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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 first-ever batter to be timed out in international crick🌜et.
The controversial dismissal of Angelo Mathews
The cꦉontentious incident unfolded at the Arun Jaﷺitley Stadium 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 helmet, necessitating a swift🌄 replace💟ment. 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 e⭕nthusiasts worldwide, further fuelling the discussions surrounding fair play 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 their say on thﷺe time-out dismissal of Mathews.
Absolutely pathetic𓃲 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 International batter, is Angelo Ma♚tthews. Huge discussions occurred, it felt like a coꦚurt of law with him pleading his case.
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
Spirit of the ga⛦me should remain high always.
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22)
Timed OUT for helmet issueꦰs .. that’s a new one ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
If I was I wo🌊uld not have appealed as a 🥃Captain and I would have broken more than just a helmet if I was
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
Yes rules are rules, but there is a term called "Spirit of Cricket" which applies on such situations. Bangladesh would have done a better thing ha⛄d it given Angelo Matthews a margin.
O♕ne should trust in their abilities to win matches൩. |
— 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)
