Angelo Mathews provides ‘video evidence’ to prove umpires wrong as timed out dismissal creates big World Cup controversy
In a World Cup group stage match against Bangladesh on Monday, Angelo Mathews became the first player in international cricket history to be “timed out” at the age of 146, a development that sparked controversy for Sri Lanka.
After Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by three wickets, moving them up to seventh place in the rankings, this became the talk of the town. Sri Lanka declined to shake hands with their opponents after the game, and Mathews called Shakib Al Hasan, his counterpart, “disrespectful.”
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Mathews reached the crease following the removal of the fourth wicket in the 25th over of Sri Lanka’s innings, when the incident took place. When he took guard, it was found that his helmet’s strap was broken. The batsman took guard, looking confused and waving for a new helmet.
A batsman must, however, be “ready to receive the next ball” within two minutes of the last wicket falling, according to World Cup regulations. Mathews and the onlookers were equally taken aback when bowler Shakib called for a timed-out dismissal in the interim.
Shakib responded in the affirmative when Umpire Marais Erasmus asked him twice if he really wanted to move forward with the appeal. Consequently, Mathews was out before he had faced a ball. When he got to the dugout, the 36-year-old became enraged and threw his helmet to the ground in frustration.
Timed-out dismissals in cricket are uncommon, even with this incident; however, it is still true that controversial protective equipment was used, which sparked reactions. Waqar Younis, a former Pakistani international player, was among those who questioned whether it was in line with the spirit of the game at the time. This sentiment was also shared on social media by a number of current and former players.
Shakib had support for his actions, as is often the case with such “spirit of cricket” debates surrounding incidents like this one where a batsman is timed out – a non-striker running out a batsman. In spite of the loss, Mathews took revenge, hitting Shakib for 82 runs and winking at the wristwatch as if to mock the other man.
During perhaps the most explosive press conference of his career, Angelo Mathews called Shakib Al Hasan and the Bangladesh team’s actions “clearly disrespectful.” He said that in his fifteen years playing cricket internationally, he had never seen a team or individual descend to such a level.
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“It was unfortunate,” he said. It’s a huge step backward to want to play cricket that way, to stoop that low, to reach that level.”
Bangladesh gave a very poor performance in the game. There was no problem, even if it was a mind trick or gamesmanship. In less than two minutes, I was on the crease, and it was there that my helmet strap broke. Umpires observed it. There were five seconds left. The umpires said [Bangladesh] had appealed when I displayed my helmet. I hadn’t even spent two minutes, so I asked where the common sense was.
