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World Cup 2023: The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Monday went down in history. For the first time in the history of cricket, he was given out due to ‘time out’ in the match played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In fact, in the 25th over of Sri Lanka’s innings, Angelo Mathews was dismissed by the umpire due to a timeout. After this cricket legends like Gautam Gambhir, Usman Khawaja and Waqar Younis came out in support of Angelo Mathews and slammed Shakib Al Hasan.
Gambhir came out in support of Angelo Mathews
After this incident, former Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir expressed his displeasure on social media platform X. He wrote, “What happened in Delhi today is extremely pathetic. Along with this he also wrote #Angelo Mathews. Additionally, while doing commentary, former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis also criticized Bangladesh for appealing against Mathews, saying it was against the spirit of the game.
Mathews was dismissed due to time out
In fact, after losing the toss and batting first, the Sri Lankan team lost their fourth wicket in the form of Sadira Samarawickrama in the 25th over. After this, Angelo Mathews came into the field to bat. However, he had brought a broken helmet with him so he ordered a new one for himself from the pavilion. The process took Mathews more than 2 minutes and he could not reach the crease. Seeing this happening, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan appealed to the umpire to dismiss Mathews. Finally the umpire gave Mathews out due to time out.
What do the rules of cricket say?
Let us tell you that as per cricket rule 40.1.1, after a batsman’s wicket falls or retires, the new batsman must be at the crease within 2 minutes otherwise the new batsman will be given out based on time. out’