New Delhi: The former captain of India Sunil Gavaskar strongly criticized the current substitution policy of the Concrete Corporation of the International Cricket Council (ICC), which suggests that it lacks consistency and equity. Speaking during the fourth test between India and England in Manchester, Gavaskar argued that if concussion substitutes are authorized, there should also be arrangements for injury replacements, especially in cases as clear as the fractured foot of Rishabh Pant.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!“I have always thought that you give a substitute similar to incompetence,” Gavaskar told Sony Sports.
“If you are not good enough to play bowling in the short term, do not play test cricket; go play tennis or golf. You give a substitute to someone who is affected because he cannot manage it.”Pant, despite his seriously injured, returned to Bat and scored a courageous fifty in the first rounds of 358 in India. However, his participation continues in the match – and perhaps the series – is now unlikely.
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Gavaskar asked why a substitute is authorized by a whim but not by an obvious injury.“Here, it is a clear injury. There must be a substitute. That an independent committee, including medical experts, be trained to make these decisions,” he said.Former England captain Michael Vaughan, who was part of the discussion, agreed with Gavaskar and called for rules to protect the quality of the game.
“If a footballer breaks a leg at the start of a match, he can be substituted. Why should cricket be different? ” Said Vaughan. “Pant has a broken foot. He cannot play again in this match or the next one. We need a clear protocol for replacement of such situations for such situations.”With highly publicized voices, the debate on the substitutions of injuries in the test cricket should be more intensified.