Cricket experts comment on Angelo’s dismissal

International cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar who was with the Sri Lanka Bangladesh match commentary panel gave his comments about Angelo Mathews’ dismissal.

Sanjay Manjrekar found it absolutely fine and said Shakib Al Hasan had every right to make the appeal.

“I don’t know where it came from. Shakib was well within his right to appeal, and the umpires had to respect that. And we heard in that conversation that he (Shakib) said, ‘I’m serious’. And, uh, Angelo Mathews has the right to be upset,” Manjrekar said on Star Sports during the mid-innings break.

Manjrekar elaborated on the sequence of events that culminated in the decision and expressed his concern about excessive time wasting in cricket.

The strap broke from the helmet, but that happened well past two minutes deadline. Now, you will have long term repercussions of this, and those may not be so bad for the game because I find in this sport, there’s too much milling around, too much of time wasting,” Manjrekar said.

Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Russel Arnold on-air noted during his live commentary “This was the first time I have ever witnessed something like this”.

If we take a look at the playing conditions for this World Cup, it states: “Incoming batters are expected to be ready within 120 seconds. If they are late they will be out – Timed out.”

Meanwhile, former Pakistan speedster Waqar Younis also had a similar reaction. He noted: “It’s against the spirit of the game, that’s what I feel about this. It’s such a big moment in this game. Shakib Al Hasan must have appealed because the umpire couldn’t have made a decision unless you have appealed.

“There shouldn’t have been an appeal there. Because he was on the field and if there was something wrong with his helmet, he should be allowed to fix it. 2-3 extra minutes wouldn’t have made any difference.

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