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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 time﷽d out in international cricket.
The controversial dismissal of Angelo Mathews
The contentious incident unfolded at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi oౠn 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 replacement. 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 visibl🐼e frustration. The veteran cricketer responded by flinging his helmet in disbelief before engaging in a heated exchange with opposin꧂g 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 play and sportsman༒ship 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 the time-out dismi𒅌s⛎sal of Mathews.
Absolutely path𓂃etic 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 Matthews. Hu꧟ge discussions occurred, it felt like a court of law with him pleading his case.
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
Spirit of the game should remain high a🐬lway🃏s.
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22)
Timed OUT for helmet issues .. that’s a new one 𝔍𓆉..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
If I was I would not have aဣppealed as a Captain and I woul𒉰d have broken more than just a helmet if I was
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
Ye🌌s rules are rules, but there is 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 trust in their abilities🅷 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 w𝓰anting to change the helmet situation would have been different.
— Farveez Maharoof (@farveezmaharoof)
