In the ongoing match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Sri Lankan player Angelo Mathews was given out by the umpires for walking late to the crease.
As per the commentators, this is the first time in International Men’s Cricket that a player has been timed out.The incident occurred when Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan dismissed Sadeera Samarawickrama in the 25th over and Angelo Mathews was coming on the crease as the next batter.
But not impressed with his helmet, Mathews took a little time and entered the crease. However, by that time, Shakib appealed for TIMED OUT, and umpire, after much discussion, announced be sent back to the pavilion.
Reactions: With the scene raising eyebrows and started a debate among the cricket fans, few took to Twitter and referred poor sportsmanship by Bangladesh.
Australian cricket player Usman Khawaja took to X and wrote, “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 🤦🏽♂️#cricketworldcup”
While another netizen Pravin Choudhari called ;SHAMEFUL Act by Shakib!’. He wrote, “SHAMEFUL Act by Shakib! Angelo Mathews was tightening the HELMET and the strip broke, So SHAKIB appealed for TIMED OUT. UMPIRE Erasmus confirmed the appeal with Shakib and eventually Matthews got OUT. Shakib should understand this wasn’t intentional by Angelo! #BANvsSL #SLvsBAN”
