All-rounder Shivam Dube was substituted with a concussion as pacer Harshit Rana during India’ fourth T20I against England on Friday. Why? The decision has caused a significant controversy, with former cricketers and Jos Buttler raising doubt about the move. Additionally… According to ICC regulations, all concussion substitutes were expected to be like-for-like replacements, and in the case of Dube and Rana, this was not the norm. All-rounder Dube and right-arm fast bowler Rana are the two. Both. England captain Jos Buttler questioned the move and said he wasn’t asked about it while discussing the replacement.
“It isn’t a like-for-like replacement.
That is not something that Buttler agreed upon after the fourth T20I.
Batting has reached around 25mph.’ Or Harshit’Shakt was also on his best side.
Although we should have won the match, it’s a crucial aspect of the game. We disagree with that conclusion.
No one consulted us.”.
As I batted, I was pondering on the identity of Harshit’s teammate. The fact that they said he’s a concussion replacement was something I couldn’t agree with. It isn’t a like-for-like replacement. The decision was made by the match referee, according to their statement. We were not involved in it or any of its components.'”. Our plan is to ask Javagal [Srinath] some questions to gain insight into the matter at hand.
I said: ‘That was just part of the reason we didn’t win the match.
The game presented us with opportunities to win, which we could have exploited. But I’d like to gain some insight into that.
Dube sustained a concussion after being hit on his helmet in the final over of India’s fourth T20I game.
During the penultimate ball of the Indian innings, Dube was hit by a Jamie Overton delivery, hitting him on the helmet, having scored 53 runs. He was cleared to play after taking the compulsory concussion test.me. But the all-rounder was dismissed on the last delivery of that innings.