For the first time in Test cricket, two players from the same team were replaced using the ‘concussion sub’ rule during Day 1 of the historic Test between India and Bangladesh at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Friday. Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman Liton Das and off-spinner Nayeem Hasan were replaced by Mehidy Hasan and Taijul Islam for the remainder of this Test match.
Both the batsmen were injured by the Indian pacer, Mohammed Shami. Incidentally, both Mehidy and Taijul were dropped for this Test but Bangladesh had no choice but to bring them back into the XI after Liton and Nayeem were found having concussion issues as announced by the physio and match officials.
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s decision not to call in replacements for injured batsman Saif Hassan and Mosaddek Hossain came to light as the team management was forced to name Mehidy, primarily an off-spinner, like a concussion for Liton, who is a proper batsman. Mehidy, who will be eligible to bat in this Test match as ICC rules only allow like-for-like replacements.
Liton was hit on the helmet just before the Lunch was taken owing to the fiery bouncer by Shami. However, the gutsy wicket-keeper batsman collected a four off the very next ball after initial assistance from the physios but felt uneasy in Ishant Sharma’s next over, forcing the umpires to call for lunch with two deliveries of that over still to be completed.
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After lunch, Nayeem suffered the blow as Shami bowled another fiery bouncer in the 23rd over. The physios rushed in, the Indian players including Shami looked concerned. But for everyone’s grace, Nayeem was ready and just like Liton he too decided to carry on and hit two boundaries off Shami in the same over. Nayeem’s cameo was cut short by Ishant Sharma, who cleaned him for 19.
It was during Bangladesh’s innings break that the physios rechecked Nayeem and decided to replace him left-arm spinner, Taijul Islam.
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The concussion came into being from August 1, 2019, and Australia’s Steve Smith was the first to be replaced by Marnus Labuschagne during the 2nd Ashes Test.
