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Shakib Al Hasan has no regrets about timing out Angelo Mathews in a World Cup 2023 match. He has said that if this is the rule then I have no problem doing this. Shakib Al Hasan said a fielder told him Mathews could be out if he appealed. Although the umpire thought he was joking, Shakib Al Hasan was serious.
In the post-match ceremony, Shakib Al Hasan spoke about the first match. He said, “When I won the toss, there was no hesitation to bowl. We had trained here and knew there would be a lot of mist. It was a very good partnership and I would have loved to finish the match.” He revealed more about the entire incident that happened after the wickets of Mathews and Sadira Samarawickrama fell.
On Mathews’ time out, Shakib said, “One of our fielders came to me and said if you appeal now, he will be out. Then I appealed and the umpires asked me if I was serious or if I was going to take it back. . “Want to go? It’s in the rules. I don’t know if it is right or wrong. I was in a war zone and I had to make a decision to ensure my team’s victory. Right or wrong, will be debated, but if it’s in the rules then I don’t mind taking those chances.”
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Captain Shakib Al Hasan further said that the controversy with Mathews helped him with the batting, there was a bit more conflict, I am 36 years old and usually conflicts don’t happen easily, but I am happy that it happened today. Bangladesh won this match by 3 wickets and Sri Lankan team won World Cup Completely out of the race for the 2023 semi-finals. However, the time out gave rise to new controversies.