Allan Donald disagrees with Angelo Mathews' timed-out dismissal: 'Don't like that sort of thing'

Going down the books for all the wrong reasons, Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews’ controversial ’timed-out’ dismissal during the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh World Cup match has stirred a debate on social media. Becoming the first player to be timed out in the history of international cricket, Angelo Mathews was dismissed after Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan appealed against him for not being ready to face the first ball. Many including members of the cricket fraternity have expressed their disappointment with Angelo’s dismissal including Bangladesh’s bowling coach Allan Donald. He was also among the ones who were watching the entire sequence of events from the sidelines. World Cup 2023:  News |  Schedule |  Results |  Points table In a recent interview, the fast bowling coach shared that he didn’t like the “sort of thing” that happened during the match and was “shocked” by Shakib’s decision. Bangladesh bowling coach ‘disappointed’ with Angelo Mathews’ timed-out dismissal Speaking about Hasan’s decision to appeal against Mathews, Donald called it “disappointing to see.” “I can understand he (Hasan) was taking his chances. However, you could sense in my voice that I don’t like that sort of thing. It was really difficult to watch what unfolded. You talk about the respect and dignity for each other and the spirit of the game. I just don’t want to see things like that. That’s just me. I don’t want to see that sort of thing in our game,” he told CricBlog.Net.

Speaking about the issues that Mathews faced, the bowling coach further added that the most sensible thing would have been to say, “Okay, no worries, mate, sort your helmet out quickly; you have time to replace it.” Read: Mathews gives video evidence against his dismissal He also expressed how he was on the verge of sprinting on the pitch and asking Shakib to revoke his appeal. “I almost actually thought of going on that field and saying ‘enough is enough, we don’t stand for this. We are not that kind of team who stand for this.’ That was my immediate thought. Things happen so quickly, but you’re talking about authority and I’m not the head coach, I’m not in charge,” he added. The quick turn of events has stirred quite a controversy, with people sharing divided opinions over the same. Later in the final moments of the match, Bangladesh managed to secure a three-wicket win against Sri Lanka.