Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews demanded \u201cjustice\u201d from the ICC and branded Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan \u201ca cheat\u201d on social media after becoming the first player to be \u2018timed out\u2019 in international cricket at World Cup 2023 on Monday. Angelo Mathews had already made his feelings clear in the press conference after the defeat that ended Sri Lanka\u2019s hopes of progressing at the World Cup, saying Shakib\u2019s appeal for the controversial dismissal had been \u201cdisgraceful\u201d. The 36-year-old had breached the World Cup rule that a new batter must be ready to face a delivery within two minutes of a wicket falling. Mathews said in a post on X, formally known as Twitter, that he had been in place with seconds to spare before the chinstrap on his helmet broke requiring a new one to be brought out, backing up his position with time-stamped video screenshots. \u201cVideo evidence shows I still had five more seconds even after the helmet gave away!\u201d he wrote. \u201cCan the fourth umpire rectify this please? I mean safety is paramount as I just couldn\u2019t face the bowler without a helmet. \u201cThis is clear cheating, I want justice,\u201d he added in another post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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