The day’s play of the ongoing second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was getting upstaged by an unexpected and hilarious moment. Pakistan, after having been struggling in their second innings, had managed mere 172 runs on the board to give Bangladesh the requisite target of 185 runs to win the match […]

Ravichandran Ashwin has shared his thoughts on the recent timed-out controversy that occurred in Sri Lanka’s World Cup game against Bangladesh. In a video on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said that both Angelo Mathews and Shakib Al Hasan were right in their own terms. “One side is talking about the rules and another side is […]

Angelo Mathews’ timed-out dismissal in the ODI World Cup 2023 has sparked a debate about the spirit of the game and the role of captains in upholding it. The incident has also brought back memories of Sourav Ganguly’s narrow escape from a similar fate in a Test match against South Africa in 2007. During the […]

Former Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad has criticized Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan for his decision to appeal for Angelo Mathews’ dismissal for being ‘timed out’ during the World Cup 2023 match against Sri Lanka. Mathews was controversially dismissed on Monday after he failed to face the ball within the stipulated two-minute time frame following the fall […]

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has no regrets about appealing for timed out against Angelo Mathews in their World Cup 2023 match on Monday, despite being asked by the umpires to withdraw the appeal. He says that he was just playing according to the laws of the game, and that the ICC should change the […]

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka’s heated rivalry took a new turn on Monday, November 6, when Angelo Mathews became the first batter in international cricket to be “timed out” during their ODI World Cup 2023 clash in Delhi. The incident sparked heated exchanges between players from both teams, with Mathews later taking to social media to […]

Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews scripted an unwanted record as he became the first-ever batter to be timed out in the history of international cricket during the World Cup 2023 group match against Bangladesh in New Delhi. The strap of Mathews’ helmet broke as he walked to bat, and he requested a replacement. However, while […]

The Big Bash League (BBL) is close to introducing make a radical change in the timed-out rule for the upcoming season in an attempt to speed up play. Cricket Australia’s playing conditions committee is aiming to reduce the time between the fall of a wicket and the next ball and increase a potential penalty for […]