After getting dropped from ODI squad, Pakistan star timed out for falling asleep in dressing room

The Pakistan star in question here is batter Saud Shakeel, who recently featured for the Men in Green in the Champions Trophy and even scored a fifty against India

Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel who recently scored a half-century against India in the Champions Trophy, was embarrassingly timed out after he reportedly fell asleep in the dressing room during the final of the President’s Cup tournament.

Shakeel became only the ninth player overall and first in Pakistan cricket history to be timed out. The match was held on Tuesday night between State Bank and PTV.

Shakeel was playing for State Bank in the final and he was waiting for his turn to bat when two wickets fell in two balls, pacer Muhammad Shahzad dismissing Umar Amin and Fawad Alam.

“Saud reached the crease beyond the three-minute time limit allowed for a new batter to come in and take guard at the crease,” an official at the match said.

He said that PTV skipper, Ammad Butt, appealed to the umpires for a time-out dismissal against Saud when he finally reached the crease, and the appeal was upheld. Pakistan’s white ball player, Irfan Khan Niazi, had to then come in and Shahzad bowled him to complete a hat trick.

The last time a time-out decision was given against a batsman was in the 2023 World Cup game between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka when Shakib Al Hasan successfully appealed against Angelo Matthews.

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