Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri said that the ICC must institute the injury substitution rule in the future to ensure a fair game at all times as well. Shastri’s comments came after England pace bowler Chris Woakes sustained
a shoulder injury while attempting to stop a boundary on Day 1 of the fifth Test against India at the Oval as well.

While talking about this, Shastri told Sky Sports: “I think eventually they ( ICC) might institute that to take the game forward and have a better contest. You don’t want the contest to suddenly drop off. You’ve to evolve with the times. There’s enough debate that can happen on it and a good call can be taken. But it’s a problem for England now. When you look at the bowling today, you would say Atkinson and Woakes were the two best bowlers. There was a lot of inconsistency from the other two. So if Woakes is not there, India will feel if they can get to 250, they will feel they are still very much in this game.”

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However, Ravi Shastri also praised Sai Sudharsan’s willingness to fight in challenging conditions on the opening day of the Oval Test as well. The youngster has amassed 129 runs so far in five innings at an average of 25.80, with a fifty as well.

“I thought he (Sai) played well and just got a jaffa at the end of it all. There are positive signs there when someone is ready to scrap it out there in conditions where the bowlers have the upper hand. He left well and is tight in defence. He played some beautiful straight drives so positive signs,” Ravi Shastri concluded.