Concussion replacement

ICC Match Referee: Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar said there was nothing like-for-like in terms of Harshit Rana being named as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube during the fourth T20I in Pune, adding that it took the sheen away from the hosts’ winning the match.

Dube, an all-rounder, was replaced by Harshit, who’s primarily a pacer, after suffering a concussion while batting in the final over, where he was hit on his helmet by Jamie Overton.

On his T20I debut, Rana picked 3-33 in his four overs and played a vital hand in India defending 182 to win the match by 15 runs and take an unpassable series lead. Jos Buttler, England’s captain, also expressed his dissatisfaction over the Dube-Rana swap.