England head coach Brendon McCullum recently shared his views on the concussion substitute controversy that errupted in the fourth T20I
against India at the MCA Stadium in Pune. He also revealed that he spoke to match referee Javagal Srinath following the match but didn’t have a heated conversation about it as well.

Reflecting on that incident, McCullum said as quoted by The Guardian: “We respectfully disagree with the decision from Javagal [Srinath, the match referee] to allow someone with a different skillset to step into that role. I had a quick chat to Javagal after. It was lighthearted, and there was no emotion involved. It was just trying to understand how we got to that decision. We respectfully disagreed and we moved on.”

ALSO READ: “Aap Lucknow ke naye nawab hain” – Aakash Chopra on Rishabh Pant’s appointment as LSG captain

Brendon McCullum also added his surprise at Shivam Dube recovering from his concussion in a day and getting ready to take on the bowlers
who clocked 90mph consistently as well.

“I was a little bit surprised because I was just worried about player welfare. Concussion is well known now in any sport and there’s a lot more known about how ­dangerous they can be. Especially when you have guys bowling 90mph. The decision was made that he would play and I’m sure the Indian medical team were comfortable with that,” Brendon McCullum concluded.