Bangladesh bowling coach Allan Donald has said that it was difficult to watch the dismissal of Angelo Mathews, who was ‘Timed out’ in Delhi, and that his instinct was to walk out on the field and stop his skipper from going forward with his appeal.
Matthews became the first batsman in international cricket history to be given a ‘time-out’ after his helmet strap broke while guarding against Bangladesh in the 2023 World Cup. When Shakib asked the umpires for a ‘timeout’, Matthews immediately requested a substitution, suggesting that Matthews was not willing to face the first ball within two minutes of the fall of the final wicket. ing.
The umpire asked Shakib if he would like to withdraw the appeal because Matthews’ equipment was defective, but Shakib remained unmoved. The incident cast a shadow on the result, as a distraught Matthews had to leave the game without facing the ball. Bangladesh confidently scored his 280 with 53 balls remaining.
Donald, who has been Bangladesh’s bowling coach since last year, expressed his displeasure at the dismissal and said there is no “time out” in the world of cricket.
Donald shared his views exclusively with CricBlog. The locker room was silent. We shook hands (after the match), but we didn’t shake hands, but we knew what was going to happen after Sri Lanka took the field. I thought it was going to be a very, very empty reception. My immediate reaction when that happened was probably just instinct taking over, but I almost didn’t think about actually going out on the field and saying, “Enough is enough, I’m not going to put up with this.” I did. is not a team that represents it. ‘That was my first thought.
“It happened too quickly. I’m not the head coach, I’m not in charge.” Just when I saw Mare Erasmus say, “Angelo, you can leave the field now.” ,I was surprised. When Angelo picked up the helmet and threw it at the sign. They talk about mutual respect and dignity and the game and the spirit of the game, and I don’t want to see that. It’s just me.
“Okay, someone smart said, you can appeal, but that’s not going to happen. But we looked at it, and my instinct was to go right out there and say, “Okay. Hey, that’s not going to happen.” It overshadowed a really great win, not really, it overshadowed absolutely everything that was asked of, because there were a lot of people. Back when Sri Lanka started bowling, it was a bit of a bummer. . ”
Donald, who played 72 Tests and 164 ODIs for South Africa between 1991 and 2003, said it was not unreasonable for the Sri Lankan team to be angry while fielding, and that such behavior is not part of cricket. He said there was no room for him. “There was trouble, and at the end of the day, we were shaking hands in the park like we always do, and we knew they were going to go to one place, and that was the locker room.” No eye contact, no conversation. There is also nothing. I don’t know, a lot of these players might call me old-fashioned, but I don’t think there’s room for that. I can’t believe it.
“The wisest thing to do was to say, ‘Don’t worry, fix your helmet right away.'” They have time to replace it, so I’ll tell you what happened about Shoriful Islam, who played in the match. I will take up. It appears he was wearing the wrong shoes in the friendly against Ireland. He was wearing green boots with white boots, and as time went on it took him a while to take those boots off, but nothing was said. There is nothing.
“For me it was disappointing to see it and I understand that Shakib took the chance. His words were, “I did everything to win.” It’s hard to understand how this developed. ”
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