"Not Your Backyard...": India Pacer Blasts Angelo Mathews Over 'Timed Out' Debate. Then Deletes Post

Indian cricket team fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat was extremely critical of Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews over the 'Timed Out' controversy in Cricket World Cup 2023. Mathews became the first cricketer ever to be dismissed 'Timed Out' and that led to a massive debate involving the 'spirit of cricket'. Mathews took to social media to give proof that he was able to reach the crease in time but a broken helmet strap did not allow him to take strike. According to an ESPNCricinfo report, umpire Richard Illingworth informed Mathews that he had 30 seconds left when the Sri Lankan batter walked in to bat against Bangladesh.

“This is why you should always listen to both sides of the story before jumping to conclusions and giving sympathy points. This is a cricket ground and not your backyard where you can laze around. if you expect sportsmanship, show some yourself first (by taking umpire's consent to change the equipment and not just wandering off the pitch as if you don't care),” Unadkat wrote on social media citing the report.

Unadkat slams Mathews and deleted the Tweet. pic.twitter.com/0cIsrBR1KJ

However, Unadkat later deleted his post from the social media platform X (formerly called Twitter).

Meanwhile, in a long post on X (formerly Twitter), popular commentator Harsha Bhogle explained his take. The post was titled: "My thoughts on the Mathews-Shakib issue."

"You have to believe the umpires. If they say two minutes had elapsed, they had because these are vastly experienced, and very good, umpires and they are unlikely to make those mistakes. Second, ignorance of the law is no defence. If the law is there and you have infringed it, you don't have a leg to stand upon," Harsha Bhogle wrote.

"Shakib was within his rights to