ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is going on in India. This year India is hosting this event. Day by day it is going exciting, big teams are out of the game and new teams are doing well. It is still confusing who will be the 4th team that playing on semifinals. Till now India is continue with their winning steaks and already entered the semi-final.
But along with the game there are some controversies in field also get your attention. On Monday, during the Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka match in Delhi sparked a controversy after srilankan batsman Angelo Mathews’ ‘timed out’ dismissal. In the history of international cricket, this is the first incident where the batsman Angelo Mathews became the first player to be timed out.
Controversy on ‘Timed Out’ in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Dismissal of Angelo Mathews not only sparked a controversy but also it needs an explanation about this timed out rule which has never been used in international cricket until today. It is the most uncommon form of dismissal and it was not seen before in the history of international cricket. But it is also not a common feature of the county cricket or club cricket.
‘Timed Out’ in cricket
- The laws of cricket state that the batter has to be ready to face the next ball within three minutes of dismissal or retirement, but in the World Cup, the time is two minutes.
- In 146 years of history of international cricket Angelo Mathews became the first player to be timed out.
Angelo Mathews controversy
During the World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Sri Lanka batter Angelo Mathews came for the batting and he had been preparing to face the delivery, at that time strap of his helmet broke down. Mathews came out to the crease and while waiting for the replacement passed the two-minute mark and bowler Shakib Al Hasan and Bangladesh appealed for timed out. Mathews was argue with Bangladesh captain and trying to explain to the umpires that he had an issue with his helmet, but the umpires had to uphold the decision when Bangladesh chose not to withdraw the appeal. Sri Lanka had been going well in their first innings against Bangladesh, and were 135/3 when Sadeera Samarawickrama lost his wickets.
The match had already faced problems due to the Delhi’s poor air quality and that forced Bangladesh to cancel their practice session. Only non-asthmatic players are allowed to take part in practice session ahead of the match.
