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England captain Jos Buttler has taken a harsh dig on the Indian cricket group following the concussion substitute controversy within the fourth T20I in Pune. India all-rounder Shivam Dube received hit on his helmet on the penultimate supply of the hosts’ innings. He was checked by the physio earlier than persevering with to bat. Dube received run out on the very subsequent ball which additionally occurred to be the ultimate ball of the Indian innings. Through the innings break, the all-rounder was changed by pacer Harshit Rana as a concussion substitute. The transfer sparked an enormous debate as ICC guidelines state {that a} concussion substitute must be a like-for-like alternative.
Many former cricketers spoke towards what transpired in Pune and even England captain Jos Buttler confirmed his dissatisfaction over the incident after the sport. He added that he was not consulted in regards to the change.
Through the toss for the fifth and closing T20I vs India, Buttler took a harsh dig on the Indian cricket group, naming his benched gamers as influence substitutes.
Notably, the influence participant rule, which has additionally been put in place within the Indian Premier League, permits a selected group to introduce a twelfth participant from their listing of talked about gamers, who’re often known as “impact subs”. Apparently, there isn’t a such rule in worldwide cricket, but Buttler talked about his benched gamers as influence subs.
“We played some good cricket in patches. We should have executed it better though. Need to grab the special moments in the game. There’s a good vibe in the team, it’s a good venue and it’s a great crowd. It’s a good wicket, Mark Wood comes back in. Both teams are high-octane. We have four impact subs in our team,” stated England captain Jos Buttler after the toss.
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