2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Game 38 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka 6/11 1900hrs @ Arun Jaitley Stadium

[PhatBoy]

I think we need to move on from spirit of the game. It's a fierce competition now and we have rules in place. I'm not saying it was intentional but he wasn't ready in time and should therefore be out. Having a spirit of the game feel used on certain dismissals can only lead to morality arguments on who or what is deemed acceptable.
I'm of the belief that we have rules and we should be following them. Why have these rules then if it's going to be "shameful" to enforce them

They’ve done nothing within any skill of the game and the batsman has done nothing wrong. Pretty sure it doesn’t take a genius to work out he shouldn’t be out

 

[Belnakor]

Of course you do but if you go to put the helmet on and the strap comes loose what are they to infer: that he deliberately pre-planned to break it to waste 90 seconds and somehow hand his team an unseen advantage as a consequence? It’s like appealing for obsrtructing the field because a player tripped over his own feet and feel on the keeper

I remember in the Sydney 2008 test ishant sharma came out with two left handed gloves to slow the game down. Imagine if the aussies had appealed then lol

 

[Belnakor]

Well at this timed out controversy has added some interest to a match that didn't have much interest otherwise.

These two always have problems. No love lost.

 

[Belnakor]

Feels on brand for Shakib based on what I've seen from him

He’s been a law unto his own in Bangladesh for years and has been given a pass due to his talent.

See some of his actions in the BPL when he was given out to a pretty reasonable lbw.

 

[Greendogg5]

They’ve done nothing within any skill of the game and the batsman has done nothing wrong. Pretty sure it doesn’t take a genius to work out he shouldn’t be out

Who's arguing any skill.
Mathews failed to be ready in time. Doesn't take a genius to know the rules either

 

[PhatBoy]

I remember in the Sydney 2008 test ishant sharma came out with two left handed gloves to slow the game down. Imagine if the aussies had appealed then lol

I remember that too: blatant

 

[Belnakor]

Who's arguing any skill.
Mathews failed to be ready in time. Doesn't take a genius to know the rules either

Helmet broke on the way out and I believe the rules are such that you cannot face fast bowling at international level without a helmet any more. Pretty poor from the Bangladesh team.

 

[HK_Hawk]

Fancy feeling ok to appeal that. I understand there are rules and we don’t want to turn them into moral decisions… but, how could any sports person feel at peace earning a win in that way. Sad indictment on modern professional sport and our obsession with it.

 

[Greendogg5]

Helmet broke on the way out and I believe the rules are such that you cannot face fast bowling at international level without a helmet any more. Pretty poor from the Bangladesh team.

Shakib was bowling no?

 

[Rich the babe Evans]

Sri Lanka's will be counting the seconds when they get a wicket

 

[Belnakor]

Shakib was bowling no?

True. I guess the point is it’s a life preserver.

 

[Greendogg5]

If this decision goes some way to stopping the scourge of time wasting in cricket I'll be happy

 

[sherb]

None of the Bangladeshi batsmen will want to pick the ball up to hand to a fielder when they bat........

 

[BStaff17]

I remember in the Sydney 2008 test ishant sharma came out with two left handed gloves to slow the game down. Imagine if the aussies had appealed then lol

Seriously there was already monkeygate scandal in that match along with numerous dodgy umpire decisions.

It would have been an international incident.

India already threatened to go home over the Harbhajan/Symonds incident.

Ponting would never have been able to go India again.

And CA would be broke with India refusing to play them for the next 25 years

 

[Moonwatcher]

Why can't they say that it was Dilshan timed out and Matthews on time?

 

[big_e]

Carey running out Bairstow wasn't in the spirit of the game either but the rules are the rules so I have no problem with saying it's out.

Same for this.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Anyone who is ok with that dismissal sucks

 

[Mockcockpit]

None of the Bangladeshi batsmen will want to pick the ball up to hand to a fielder when they bat........

Like Sarfraz' revenge! To be fair though wasn't the most stupid way I've seen Hilditch get out.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I only wish it was Bairstow

No wonder he opens so he doesn’t have a time limits to get to the crease lol

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Anyone who is ok with that dismissal sucks

Why not? Here’s an idea you have 3 minutes so get off your lazy you know what and get out there and face up. It’s not hard. There’s already enough delays and batsmen take the Mickey out of these rules.

 

[Cleavy]

time to place a bet on Matthews getting revenge on Shakib, even if it's in the parking lot.

 

[sherb]

Like Sarfraz' revenge! To be fair though wasn't the most stupid way I've seen Hilditch get out.

Yes, that was what I had in mind.

If you watch the 15 wickets Hadlee took against us in Brisbane in 85/86, guess who gets out twice hooking? One guess only.........

 

[LukeParkerno1]

They’ve done nothing within any skill of the game and the batsman has done nothing wrong. Pretty sure it doesn’t take a genius to work out he shouldn’t be out

He wouldn’t be if he wasn’t so slow and lazy getting out there. The fielding team has penalties for not bowing overs why should the batsmen delay things?

 

[Greendogg5]

He wouldn’t be if he wasn’t so slow and lazy getting out there. The fielding team has penalties for not bowing overs why should the batsmen delay things?

And they weren't really urgent about getting a replacement helmet. It was all lazy Sunday sort of stuff

 

[sherb]

I haven't seen the incident, but here is what cricinfo said.

"So the broadcast just showed the full incident clearly. Essentially Mathews was ready to take strike when his strap broke. He called for a new helmet and while that wait ensued, Shakib appealed."

If that is the case (can someone confirm?), it seems like a pretty ordinary appeal to me.