Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan mentioned he “didn’t know if it was proper or incorrect” and that the umpires requested if he was “severe” when he controversially appealed to have Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews given “timed out” within the World Cup on Monday.
Mathews turned the primary participant within the 146-year historical past of worldwide cricket to endure the dismissal when he exceeded the two-minute restrict to take strike on arriving on the crease to bat.
The 36-year-old pleaded that the strap on his helmet wasn’t safe and, consequently, wasn’t able to face his first ball.
“One in every of our fielders got here to me and mentioned that if I appealed, he can be out,” mentioned Shakib who was voted man of the match in his crew’s three-wicket win.
“The umpire requested me if I used to be severe and whether or not I’d take it again or not. I mentioned no. It’s within the legal guidelines; I don’t know if it’s proper or incorrect. I felt like I used to be at warfare.
“No matter I needed to do, I did it. There can be debates. At the moment that the timed out helped, I gained’t deny that.”
Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis mentioned that somewhat frequent sense ought to have been utilized. “When Mathews got here to the crease, there have been 5 seconds left,” mentioned Mendis.
“When he got here out, he came upon in regards to the strap on the helmet. It’s disappointing that the umpires couldn’t step in and make good selections.”