Delhi: Former England captain Alastair Cook has questioned the match referee’s decision on allowing Harshit Rana to play Harshit Rana as a conversion substitute in place of Shivam Dubey in the fourth T20 International match between India and England. According to the ICC guidelines, “The ICC match referee should usually approve the convention replacement request, if the player is the same.”
Rana changed the match
Rana’s arrival in the game proved to be decisive, as he took three wickets for 33 runs, which made England’s middle and lower order bat, when he was struggling chasing the target of 182 runs.
All -rounder should have come in lieu of all -rounder
Talking to TNT Sports, Cook said, “This had a big impact on the match. A big hitter batting all -rounder who has bowled an over in the IPL, changing with a bowler who cannot bat and who bowls heavy seams, I do not understand at all. ”
Alastair Cook Said, “I don’t understand how they allowed harshit rana as a concussion Substitute for Shivam Dube”. pic.twitter.com/9mtadtyffe
– Mufaddal Vohra (@Mufaddal_vohra) January 31, 2025
I did not understand this decision
“England should have won the match. Perhaps he liked to face a fast bowler compared to the spinner, but I do not understand this decision. India had Washington beautiful, who replaced Shivam Dubey, yet he brings a fast bowler, who bowls at a speed of 140 kmph. It seems madness, “
Butler also expressed surprise
England captain Jose Butler admitted that his team should have won, even if Rana had changed, but he expressed his surprise and disappointment over this decision.
Jos buttler on concussion substitute:
“It’s not a like for like replacement, we don’t agree with it”.pic.twitter.com/qbsizkj2bg
– Mufaddal Vohra (@Mufaddal_vohra) January 31, 2025
Butler said, “We do not agree with this decision. This is not a similar replacement. Either Shivam Dubey has increased the speed of 25 kilometers per hour in bowling, or Harsha has improved his batting. He had a similar replacement like Ramdeep Singh, so we are quite confused about how Harsha Rana was allowed to come to the field. We will question Javgal Srinath about this. “
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