Moisés Henriques has said Australia has no problem with Ravindra Jadeja being replaced for a concussion, but has questioned whether Yuzvendra Chahal was a similar replacement for him.
A combination of Jadeja, the batsman, and Chahal, the bowler, knocked out Australia in a T20 international that they controlled for long periods. Jadeja first rescued India 114-for-6 to help post 161 with an undefeated 23-ball 44. In the process, he appeared to injure his hamstring, but also hit a Mitchell Starc goalie on his helmet in the last over. from the entrance. He was replaced by Chahal at the inning break, and the dummy made a 4-0-25-3 analysis, which included the fields of Aaron Finch and Steven Smith.
During the innings break, a spirited Australian coach, Justin Langer, could be seen protesting with match referee David Boon. In the post-game presentation, Finch said he had no reason to doubt the opinion of medical experts, a sentiment Henriques echoed.
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“From our point of view as a player, you just have to keep going,” Henriques said. “Once a decision has been made, you just go ahead and do what you can to win the match. When you have professionals in place to make those decisions, and there’s no question that he took a hit to the helmet, so since My point of view, I like to try to see the best in everyone. But having said that, if it was a similar replacement, that’s the only thing moving forward, that’s the question we’d like to see. “
Already injured before being hit to the head, it’s unclear if Jadeja would have thrown or how effective it would have been if he had, but that’s not the problem Henriques had. “Like, from my point of view, one would definitely be an all-rounder and a weapons fielder, and the other is an absolute bowler who hits. [at] 11. That’s the only thing from my point of view. I would like to investigate if that is a similar decision. “
Jadeja is a fingerpinner, who was eliminated from the sides of the limited Indians in 2017 in favor of the wristbands for lack of penetration. He forced his way back due to India’s lack of depth in hitting, suggesting that fingers are not as effective as wrist guards in the T20s. Going into this match, Jadeja had passed 13 T20 matches without taking more than one wicket. In nine of them, there were no gates.
However, the final decision fell on Boon, the match referee. The ICC conditions of play state: “In assessing whether the designated concussion replacement should be considered a similar player, the ICC match referee must consider the likely role that the shocked player would have played for the remainder of the match, and the role that the designated concussion surrogate would play. “
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