“Disgraceful from Shakib and Bangladesh,” Angelo Mathews on the timed out dismissal

“It was disgraceful from Shakib and Bangladesh,” Angelo Mathews said on the timed-out dismissal.

Angelo Mathews became the first player ever to be timed out in the history of international cricket in Sri Lanka’s World Cup group match against Bangladesh played in Delhi on Nov 6.

Mathews was visibly annoyed by the mode of dismissal as he left the field., and further drama to a rivalry was added as Mathews dismissed Shakib when Bangladesh came to bat.

At the post-match presser, Angelo Mathews said, “It was disgraceful from Shakib Al Hasan and Bangladesh. If they want to play cricket like that, there is something wrong drastically. Just disgraceful. Up to today, I had a lot of respect for Shakib, but he lost all. We have video evidence, we will put it out later”.

“It was all about common sense, how could I take the guard without a helmet? What about my safety? I think umpires should have used some common sense before giving me out. I don’t respect that man (Shakib) anymore, this was some street-level cricket from Bangladesh. Today, Shakib and the Bangladesh team showed their culture and upbringing. They say they follow the teachings of Islam, is this what Islam teaches??”

On the other hand, Sakib Al-Hassan, Bangladesh skipper, defended his decision saying, that he was well within his rights to appeal after being informed of the possibility by a teammate during Angelo Mathews’ helmet mishap.

“One of our fielders came to me and said, if you appeal, the law says he’s out because he hasn’t taken his guard within the time frame,” Shakib said in the post-match press conference.

“So, then I appealed to the umpires, who asked me If I was going to call him back or not. I said I won’t call him back.”

The Bangladesh skipper explained that he had played against Mathews for a long time and that the Sri Lankan all-rounder came up to him to explain what happened.

“I know him very well; he knows me very well,” Shakib said.

“So, he came and asked me whether if I (will) withdraw my appeal or not If I want to, I said, you know, I understand your situation. It was unfortunate, but I don’t want to.

This ugly development has left the cricket community talking about Shakib’s decision.