Gautam Gambhir on Concussion Substitute: The five -match T20 series being played between India and England is over. India managed to win this series 4–1. In the fifth T20 match, Team India performed brilliantly and defeated England by a big margin. After this victory, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has finally broken his silence on the ‘Concisition Substitute’ controversy. In the fourth T20 match played between India and England, Harshit Rana was replaced as a contingent substitute in place of Shivam Dubey. Many cricket critics including former England captain Kevin Pietersen had questioned the decision.
What is the whole matter?
In the fourth T20, Indian all -rounder Shivam Dubey had a ball on his head, due to which he could not play further in the match. According to the rules, India included Harshit Rana in the team in his place. England team and Kevin Peterson expressed displeasure over the decision and described it as India’s ‘strategic move’.
Kevin Pietersen believed that India took advantage of the rules of the Contingon Substitute. He said that the inclusion of Rana in place of Dubey was not the ‘Like-to-Like’ replacement, but it gave India an additional option in bowling.
Gambhir gave a befitting reply
After the end of the series, when Gautam Gambhir was questioned on Star Sports, he said in a light manner, “If he (Harshit Rana) would have played, he would have thrown four overs today!”
Gautam Gambhir did not pay much attention to this entire controversy. Apart from this, he described this entire controversy as an unnecessary issue and said that such discussions are always held in cricket.
The result of India vs England T20 series
- 22 January 2025: India won by 7 wickets (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)
- 25 January 2025: India won by 2 wickets (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)
- 28 January 2025: England won by 26 runs (Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot)
- 31 January 2025: India won by 15 runs (Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune)
- 02 February 2025: India won by 150 runs (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
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