Harshit Rana not like-for-like alternative for Shivam Dube: Jos Buttler
England captain Jos Buttler questioned India’s transfer to switch concussed Shivam Dube with Harshit Rana after shedding the Pune T20I, saying that it didn’t align with the definition of a like-for-like alternative. Harshit took three wickets as a concussion substitute to assist India to a series-clinching 15-run victory towards England within the fourth T20 Worldwide on Friday.
India’s determination to carry on Harshit as a concussion substitute for Dube in the course of the fourth T20I towards England has come beneath scrutiny. Tv commentators Kevin Pietersen and Nick Knight, who have been on air on the time, additionally raised considerations concerning the substitution. Dube, who had been struck twice on the helmet whereas scoring 53 off 34 balls, didn’t take the sphere throughout England’s chase.
“It’s not a like-for-like alternative. We do not agree with that,” Buttler instructed the reporters. “Both Shivam Dube has placed on about 25 mph with the ball or Harshit’s actually improved his batting. It is a part of the sport and we actually ought to have gone on to win the match, however we disagree with the choice.”
Concussion sub controversy defined
Dube scored an excellent half-century after strolling in at 57 for 4 and forging an 87-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Hardik Pandya. Dube and Hardik’s fifties helped India get well from a top-order collapse to publish a complete of 181 for 9. Nevertheless, Dube obtained hit on the helmet by a 141.5kph bouncer from Jamie Overton on the penultimate ball of the innings.
India had batting allrounder Ramandeep Singh on the bench, who might need been a extra appropriate like-for-like alternative for Dube. For a quick interval, Ramandeep took the sphere as an alternative to Varun Chakravarthy.
Harshit made his T20I debut for India in the course of the fourth T20I in Pune, coming in as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube. The choice sparked controversy on-line, as many questioned the alternative of an all-rounder with a specialist pacer, arguing it was not a like-for-like substitution.
Nevertheless, this was not the primary time India discovered themselves in an identical scenario. In 2020, Yuzvendra Chahal changed Ravindra Jadeja as a concussion substitute in a T20I towards Australia and went on to be named Participant of the Match after taking three wickets.
The KKR pacer made an instantaneous impression to take away Liam Livingstone on his second supply. He extracted further bounce from a short-of-good-length ball, forcing Livingstone to edge it whereas trying a information to 3rd man. Rana bowled his full quota of overs, ending with three wickets.
Rana additionally took an vital catch to dismiss England captain Jos Buttler, who walked off visibly annoyed. Buttler was later seen exchanging phrases with head coach Brendon McCullum, presumably concerning the approval of Rana because the concussion substitute.
WHAT IS THE CONCUSSION RULE?
Rule 1.2.7.3 of the ICC taking part in circumstances for concussion substitution states: “The ICC Match Referee ought to ordinarily approve a Concussion Alternative Request if the alternative is a like-for-like participant whose inclusion won’t excessively benefit his workforce for the rest of the match.” Rule 1.2.7.7 states: “The choice of the ICC Match Referee in relation to any Concussion Alternative Request shall be ultimate and neither workforce shall have any proper of enchantment.”
