Yuzvendra Chahal replaced Ravindra Jadeja as a substitute for concussion during India’s first T20 match against Australia was justified as a similar replacement,
Ravindra Jadeja defied injury to score a 44 match winner against Australia in the 1st Q20I. (AP Photo)
HIGHLIGHT
- Yuzvendra Chahal replaced Ravindra Jadeja as a concussion surrogate in Canberra T20I
- Anil Kumble on Chahal as a substitute – I don’t see a problem with replacement for concussion
- Jadeja is also a spinner, so Chahal was brought in as a similar replacement: Kumble
Former India captain and coach Anil Kumble voiced his thoughts on the concussion saga that took place in the first T20I between India and Australia in Canberra. Kumble disagreed with reports suggesting that Jadeja was an SUV and that India should have played an SUV.
Yuzvendra Chahal Named Concussion Surrogate for Ravindra Jadeja after the SUV received a blow to the head in the last over of the Indian innings. Kumble said there was no problem with a roulette wheel coming instead of an SUV.
“This rule has been in effect for the past several years after Phil Hughes’ tragic disappearance. There was a push for a replacement to come in when someone gets hit on the head and the concussion is a major thing. His hamstring afterwards that he was hit on the head or before he was hit. As long as he was hit, I don’t think it has anything to do with replacement, “Kumble said in a virtual release of ‘The Hitman: The Rohit Sharma Story,’ written by Vijay Lokapally and G. Krishnan.
“I don’t think it’s Jadeja’s call to ask for a physio. It’s for the referees to stop the game and call a physio. That didn’t happen maybe because Jadeja ran for the single and kept playing. Good. And concussion doesn’t necessarily mean that has to happen on the field. You can go back to the locker room and then feel a headache or dizziness. That’s when the doctors will intervene and stop. case, “explained the former captain of India.
“But Jadeja had done his share of hitting. So, look at the other skills he brings. He’s a spinner. That’s why he’s a spinner. [Chahal] was brought in as a similar replacement. If the roles were replaced, for example, if he suffered a concussion while on the field when India was bowling and if Jadeja had to hit and couldn’t hit, then I’m sure Chahal wouldn’t have been a similar replacement. . You would have looked at a batter coming instead of Jadeja. I am sure that Chahal would have been included in 15. I do not see any problem with the replacement of the concussion, “he insisted.
