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New Delhi: 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. Mathews became the first international cricketer to be given timed out in international cricket after a helmet malfunction.
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 and whatever I had to do, I had to do. Right or wrong – there will be debates. But if it’s in the rules, I don’t mind taking those chances,” he added.
