Did you know? Sourav Ganguly almost became the first ‘timed-out’ cricketer

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The controversial "timed out" dismissal of Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews in the World Cup clash against Bangladesh has grabbed a lot of headlines..

The incident also brought memories of former India captain Sourav Ganguly narrowly escaping being timed-out during the third match of South Africa Test series at Cape Town in 2007...

The next batsman Sachin Tendulkar not allowed to take the field owing the time he had spent off the pitch while VVS Laxman was taking a shower.The timed-out rule in Tests is three minutes but South African skipper Graeme Smith did not appeal though Ganguly had exceeded the time limit..

On Monday the during the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka ODI World Cup match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, Angelo Mathews found himself on the receiving end of this timed out mode of dismissal as he failed to assume his batting position within the stipulated time, primarily due to helmet issues..

The MCC law requires the batter to be ready to face the next ball within 3 minutes of a dismissal, but the ICC World Cup 2023 playing conditions impose a stricter time limit of just two minutes..

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