Reaction of the Internet As England Star Shows Helmet To Umpire To Not Get 'Timed Out'
The 'timed-out' controversy surrounding Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has become big news in the world of sports. And there are enough reasons for it to happen. The dismissal of Sri Lankan star Angelo Mathews was the first timed-out dismissal in the 146-year history of international cricket. The decision of Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan to appeal for a 'timed out' dismissal after Angelo Mathews took over two minutes to get ready to face the ball, as per the rules of the Cricket World Cup, has been widely discussed. The umpires deemed Angelo Mathews, and he was left an unhappy man.
The repercussions of that dismissal have been huge. The whole cricket world got divided as Shakib Al Hasan was well within the rules to appeal for the dismissal, but then some former cricketers like Gautam Gambhir were not happy. Gautam Gambhir called the act 'absolutely pathetic.
In the middle of this, an interesting incident happened during the England vs. Netherlands Cricket World Cup match. According to several social media posts, England star Chris Woakes faces some problems with his helmet. He showed it to the umpire so that it would not get 'timed out'. The move prompted a funny reaction from social media users. One of the users wrote, “Dar ka mahaul h Babu bhaiya.” Whereas another one wrote, “Shakib ka khauf hai har jagah.” And so on.