It’s allowed but is it Ethical/Moral to do?

It’s allowed but is it Ethical/Moral to do?

Post the dismissal of Angelo Mathews by getting "Timed Out" in Sri Lanka v/s Bangladesh match in the current ICC World Cup, much debating happened whether Bangladesh did the right thing or not? In this context, we are sharing this beautifully written thought-provoking article by Rutvick Mehta in HT.

To us, it does not appear a clear case of either Black or White.

Some provocative questions that need to be considered are:

  1. If the rules of cricket allow a batsman to get timed out, why at all the controversy when the first ever batsman Angelo Mathew was given out?
  2. The batsman did reach the crease in time but got further delayed as his helmet strap malfunctioned. So it was a case of equipment failure and therefore he should have been given some more time?
  3. The Bangladesh captain was asked if he wished to withdraw the appeal and let Angelo play, but he declined. Should he have been a "gentleman" and withdrawn it, having already made the point?
  4. Post match Bangladesh captain said, "we were at war," and I took all available means to win. Is sports a war and how far to go?
  5. The fact that Angelo Mathews had, under his own captaincy, got Jos Butler out for backing up too far. Now that he had broken an "unwritten" rule of cricket so did that make him fair game in the present case?

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DO such situations arise in Corporate World? A situation where it is "legally allowed" but morally/ethically wrong to take the option?

Have you handled such a dilemma? How were you judged post the event, if the action/outcome were publicly known? Would you take the same course in similar situation again? Or would you be like Angelo Mathew who later expressed regret for having got Jos Butler out.

We leave you with thoughts and are most happy to hear some crisp advise on such matters.

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https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-st-noida/20231108/281608130145733

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Suresh Ramachandran

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A very interesting conundrum , to follow legality or trust your moral and ethical compass , while legality is a constant , the other measure is not so well defined , it is up to the individual to decide the measure of his or her moral compass . As per me , if a batsman backs too far even after having been warned , there is nothing wrong in running him out but in this case I believe that this was not cricket , but as I said the moral compass is defined by each individual and hence a conundrum !!

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