Disgraceful from Shakib and Bangladesh: Mathews
New Delhi, Nov 7: Angelo Mathews on Monday called the actions of Shakib Al Hasan and the Bangladesh team “obviously disgraceful” after he was given timed-out against Bangladesh.
“I had never seen a team or player stoop so low in his 15 years of playing international cricket. It was “unfortunate” his helmet strap broke in a match against Bangladesh because he doesn’t think “any other team would do that”, he added. “It was obviously disgraceful from Shakib and Bangladesh,” Mathews said. “If they want to take wickets like that and stoop down to that level, there’s something wrong, drastically.”“It’s very disappointing way that Bangladesh played. If it was mankading or obstructing the field, there’s no issue.”The ICC’s playing rules stipulate that the new batter must be “ready to receive the ball” within two minutes of a dismissal, if not he can be given out.However, in Monday’s incident, Mathews’s helmet strap broke about one minute and 55 seconds after Samarawickrama’s catch was completed, just as Mathews was going through his final preparations to face Shakib – though he hadn’t taken his guard yet. (IANS)
I had to make decision to make sure my team wins: Shakib
New Delhi, Nov 7: Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan stated that he felt he ‘was at war’ after the controversial timed-out dismissal of Angelo Mathews in the World Cup match against Sri Lanka on Monday.
Shakib elaborated on the incident by saying that one of the Bangladeshi fielders informed him about Mathews taking time to face his first ball and that they could appeal it to the umpire.“One of our fielders came to me and said, ‘If you appeal now, he will be out, if you are serious’. Then I appealed and the umpire asked me whether I was serious and whether I would take it back or not. I said no if it is in the rule if it’s out, I (won’t) take it back,” Shakib said at the post-match presentation after Bangladesh won the match by four wickets.“It is in the laws. I don’t know if it is right or wrong. But I felt like I was at war. I had to make decision to make sure my team wins,” he added. (IANS)
