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World Cup 2023: The ‘time out’ controversy in the Sri Lanka-Bangladesh match on November 6 in the Cricket World Cup 2023 shows no signs of abating. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan appealed to the umpire for a time-out against Sri Lankan batsman Angelo Mathews, which was finally accepted by the umpire. After this, world cricket was divided into two great divisions. Many veteran cricketers came out in support of Angelo Mathews and called Shakib against the spirit of the game. While some cricketers supported Shakib Al Hasan’s decision. Now former Pakistan captain Moeen Khan has also come forward in support of Shakib Al Hasan.
Moeen Khan came out in support of Shakib Al Hasan
There was a clash between two former cricketers of Pakistan over the issue of time out. Former Pakistan captain Moeen Khan has supported Shakib Al Hasan’s decision to give time to Angelo Mathews while talking to a TV channel. Moeen said, “You take such decisions on the field. According to the rules, Shakib had the right to do this. Shakib has already said that he took this decision because he wanted to see his team win and I think he took the right decision. If I were in Shakib’s place, I would have probably taken the same decision.
Shoaib Akhtar termed this incident as unfortunate
On the other hand, former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, popularly known as ‘Rawalpindi Express’, wrote, “This is completely against the spirit of the game of cricket. I know this rule is by the book but even Shakib should have avoided it if no one had appealed about this rule till now. Apart from this, former Pakistani cricketers Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik also questioned the ‘sportsmanship’ of Bangladesh. Let us tell you that former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq disagreed with Moin.