IND vs ENG: Sunil Gavaskar questions India's call on concussion substitute for Shivam Dube, find what he says!
Xtra Time Web Desk: India great Sunil Gavaskar has shared his views on recently introduced concussion substitute controversy during the fourth T20I vs England. He felt that India should not have been allowed a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube.
During the match, Dube was hit on his helmet in the last over and didn’t return to the field after that, leading India to bring Harshit Rana in as concussion substitute. Former England cricketers Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook called out the match referee’s decision.
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Gavaskar wrote in his column for Telegraph, “In the Pune game, Dube batted right till the end after having got hit on the helmet earlier, so clearly, he was not concussed. So, allowing a concussion substitute itself was not correct. Yes, there could have been a substitute in case he had strained a muscle while batting, but that would have been only for fielding and he could not have bowled,”
"Even by the most generous stretching of the like-for-like term, there was nothing such between Dube and Rana. With tongue firmly in cheek, one can say that they are the same height and have the same standard in fielding. Otherwise, there's nothing like-for-like as far as they are concerned. England has every reason to feel done in. This Indian team is a superb team and doesn't need its wins to get tarnished by such acts,” he added.
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After coming onto the field, Harshit Rana made his impact felt in the game immediately as he dismissed Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell and Jamie Overton to finish with figures of 3/33 in four overs. India successfully defended their score of 181 to win the match by 15 runs and won the series by 4-1 in Mumbai.
