50Photo1Video© thequint.comAngelo Mathews becomes first to be 'timed out' in international cricket
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The incident occurred during the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka ODI World CupWorld CupWorld Cup match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. After the dismissal of Lankan batter Sadeera Samarawickrama in the 25 over of the innings, Angelo Mathews was the next man in but he seemed to have issues with the strap of his helmet and was late on taking the strike. The former Lankan captain took over two minutes to assume the batting position due to helmet issues. During this delay, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan made an appeal, which was upheld by the on-field umpire.
“ He has a severe attitude problem, which is unprecedented in the history of Bangladesh cricket,
Nazmul Hassan Papon,
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“ One of our fielders came to me and said, if you appeal, the law says he’s out because he hasn’t taken his guard within the time frame,
Shakib Al Hasan,
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“ Mathews' dismissal was not good for the spirit of cricket,
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“ One of our fielders came to me and said that if I appealed, he would be out. The umpire asked me if I was serious. It's in the laws; I don't know if it's right or wrong. I felt like I was at war.…
Shakib Al Hasan,
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“ Absolutely pathetic what happened in Delhi today!
Gautam Gambhir,
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“ It’s against the spirit of the game, that’s what I feel about this,
Waqar Younis,
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