ICC’s timed out law is a method of dismissal where the incoming batter must be ready to recieve the next ball within 2 minutes of the dismissal. If this requirement is not met, then the incoming batter will be out, Timed out.

It is a rare situation in cricket and only a few batters have ever been dismissed like this without playing a single ball.

Among those unfortunate players was Tripura’s Hemulal Yadav who was the first recorded batsman dismissed Timed out in 1997. His conversation with his team manager just beyond the boundary had costed him dearly. 

It is believed that during a Ranji Trophy match between Tripura and Odisha in Cuttack, Yadav was in a deep conversation with his manager, missing his cue to enter the pitch to replace his dismissed teammate.

There are others who faced this dubious dismissal. South Africa’s Andrew Jordan was the first batsman to be timed out in first-class cricket. In a 1987 domestic game, Eastern Province’s Jordan was unbeaten overnight against Transvaal in Port Elizabeth. But he was unable to come to the ground the next day in time as the streets were waterlogged after heavy rains and was declared Timed out.

Another recorded timed out was that of the West Indian fast bowler Vasbert Drakes, playing in South Africa domestic cricket in the 2002-03 season. He was unfortunate as his flight had been inordinately delayed and he couldn't arrived in time to join the game as planned.

Ganguly incidentally escaped time out by a hair's breath. In India’s second innings against South Africa in the 2007 Test in Cape Town, Ganguly suddenly found out that he had to bat. The opener No.4 Sachin Tendulkar wasn’t allowed to bat by the umpires because of the time he had spent off the field the previous evening. And the next batter VVS Laxman liked his bath and was in the shower. Ganguly tried his best to quickly change from his tracksuit into batting gear but was almost 6 minutes late. However, South Africa’s captain Graeme Smith did not appeal and waited patiently for Ganguly to join Dravid despite exceeding the time limit.