Jos Buttler, the England captain, made no secret of his feelings at the toss just before the fifth and last T20I against India here at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Sharp digs into the controversy of the concussion substitute debate, wherein he chose not one but four impact substitutes when speaking through Ravi Shastri clearly […]

England captain Jos Buttler was critical of India’s choice to substitute Shivam Dube with Harshit Rana as a concussion substitute in the fourth T20I in Pune. Dube, who had made a crucial half-century, was hit on the head by Jamie Overton’s bouncer in the last over of India’s innings. Subsequently, Rana, a specialist bowler, came […]

India clinched a thrilling 15-run victory over England in the fourth T20I at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on January 31, securing an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. The match saw standout performances from Shivam Dube and Harshit Rana, though only one of them was originally named in the playing XI. […]

There is significant controversy in the cricket world regarding match Referee Javagal Srinath’s decision to permit the concussion replacement of Harshit Rana with Shivam Dube during the fourth T20I between India and England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Friday, January 31. Various debates are emerging about the appropriateness of the replacement, […]

Iceland Cricket took a sharp dig at former England captain Michael Vaughan after he criticized India’s decision to name Harshit Rana as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube in the fourth T20I against England at the MCA Stadium in Pune. The controversy emerged after Dube, who scored a vital knock of 53 runs, was hit […]

Harshit Rana made an unexpected entry into international T20 cricket on Friday (January 31) as he debuted for Team India in a rather unusual manner. The young pacer was called in as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube during the fourth T20I against England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Dube sustained a […]

Former Indian cricketer, Sanjay Manjrekar reckons that India had exploited the grey area of concussion substitute protocol while substituting Ravindra Jadeja with Yuzvendra Chahal during the 1st T20I against Australia in Canberra. He questioned why Team India physio had not rushed to the ground to check on Jadeja after the all-rounder was hit on the […]