Angelo Mathews, on Monday (November 6), turned the primary ever batter within the 146-year worldwide cricket historical past to be adjudged timed out. Since then, a disagreement is occurring between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Issues heated up within the center as effectively later even because the gamers from each groups even refused to shake fingers after the match.
Mathews even referred to as Shakib Al Hasan’s act ‘disgraceful’ to enchantment for a timed out dismissal. For the unversed, Mathews was adjudged timed out on Monday after not being ‘able to take strike’ inside two minutes after the dismissal of the batter. Whereas he was on the point of take strike, the batter came upon that his helmet strap was damaged and it took some extra time for him to prepare with new helmet coming from the dressing room.
Throughout this era, Shakib appealed for a timed out dismissal and the umpires upheld the enchantment just for the livid Mathews to stroll away. Even the fourth umpire Adrian Holdstock defined the rule and why he was given out. However Mathews is adamant stating that he got here out within the center inside two minutes solely and contradicted with fourth umpire’s views. He additionally supplied the proof that he was effectively throughout the time and able to take the strike earlier than the helmet strap got here off.
“4th umpire is mistaken right here! Video proof exhibits I nonetheless had 5 extra seconds even after the helmet gave away! Can the 4th umpire rectify this please? I imply security is paramount as I simply couldn’t face the bowler and not using a helmet,” Mathews tweeted.
Angelo Mathews was on hearth on social media after the match in addition to he responded to former Sri Lanka cricketer Russel Arnold who reiterated the rule of the must be prepared inside two minutes. “Sure was prepared earlier than that 2 minutes! Can’t face the bowler with out the helmet no?”
Curiously, there was one other incident that got here to the sunshine when Angelo Mathews was captain. Beneath his captaincy, Jos Buttler was ran out on the non-striker’s finish by after which, Mathews hadn’t withdrew the enchantment. Even for this, the previous Sri Lanka skipper defined that Buttler was given a number of warnings earlier than being dismissed. “This was accomplished after two warnings ! And even after the warnings it stored occurring and clearly they had been benefiting from it!” Mathews tweet learn.
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