Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews's brother has issued a warning to Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan following the significant uproar in the cricketing community regarding the timed-out dismissal in the ICC World Cup 2023.
Mathews became the first batter in international cricket to receive a timed-out decision after Shakib refused to retract his appeal during Match 38 between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, which the latter ultimately won by three wickets, eliminating the 1996 champions from the World Cup.
Shakib has been receiving backlash on social media and has been heavily criticised by former cricketers for displaying a lack of sportsmanship by not withdrawing his appeal against Mathews.
Trevin Mathews, Angelo's brother has now threatened Shakib that he will face backlash if he comes to play in Sri Lanka.
"We are very disappointed. The Bangladesh captain has no sportsman spirit and did not show humanity in the gentleman’s game," Trevin told Deccan Chronicle.
"Shakib is not welcome in Sri Lanka. If he comes here to play any international or the LPL matches, stones will be thrown at him or he will have to face the annoyance of fans," he added.
Angelo Mathews himself was furious with Shakib and Bangladesh during and after the match. He referred to Shakib as a disgrace and even remarked that no other team would have acted in the manner that Bangladesh did in Delhi.
"I haven't done anything wrong. I had two minutes to get ready which I did but there was an equipment malfunction and I don't know where commonsense (had) gone. It was disgraceful from Shakib and Bangladesh," Mathews said during the post-match press conference.
"If they want to play cricket like that, stoop to that level, it is something wrong drastically. If I got late, past my two minutes and the law says I have to get ready in two minutes, I still had five more seconds to go."
"Until today I had utmost respect for him (Shakib) and Bangladesh team, obviously we all play to win and if it is within rules it is fine. But within two minutes I was there...we have video evidence. We will bring out a statement later. I am talking with proof from the time the catch was taken and then I got to the crease," he added.
- Shakib Al Hasan
