A surprising flip of occasions occurred in New Delhi because the world witnessed a ‘timed out’ dismissal in worldwide cricket for the primary time in historical past. Sadly for Sri Lanka, it was veteran cricket Angelo Mathews who walked again to the pavilion with out going through a single supply in his workforce’s World Cup conflict towards Bangladesh on the Arun Jaitley Stadium. To be truthful to Shakib Al Hasan, there was nothing improper with the dismissal as it’s authorized to attraction for a timed out dismissal when the clock has crossed the certain quantity written within the rulebook. However, one can nonetheless query if it is throughout the spirit of cricket or not. However, we are going to clarify to you what precisely occurred in Delhi and why was Mathews given out by the umpires with out even going through a single supply.
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Watch what occurred right here:
Angelo Mathews acquired timed out pic.twitter.com/Jqfw9dXupK
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What does the rulebook say?
The ICC revised the timed-out rule in September 22, bringing down the time from 3 minutes to 2 minutes. Earlier, the time was three minutes to take strike however now it has been lowered. If the batter fails to take action, the opposition captain can attraction for trip and that’s precisely what Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan did in Delhi.
“It’s against the spirit of the game, that’s what I feel about this,” on air Waqar Younis mentioned after watching the scene. (ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Entire Sri Lanka Cricket Board Sacked After Team’s 302-Run Loss To India)
“It’s such a big moment in this game. Shakib Al Hasan must have appealed because the umpire couldn’t have made a decision unless you have appealed. There shouldn’t have been an appeal there. Because he was on the field and if there was something wrong with his helmet, he should be allowed to fix it. 2-3 extra minutes wouldn’t have made any difference. That’s not good scenes, I must say that,” he added.
“After the fall of a wicket or the retirement of a batter, the incoming batter must, unless Time has been called, be ready to receive the ball or for the other batter to be ready to receive the next ball within 2 minutes of the dismissal or retirement. If this requirement is not met, the incoming batter will be out, Timed out,” says the World Cup taking part in circumstances.
