The fourth T20I between India and England on the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Pune was marred with controversy. For the unversed, Harshit Rana got here on because the concussed Shivam Dube’s substitute through the second innings of the sport. Harshit finally performed a vital position in clinching the collection for the hosts. There was a powerful feeling of resentment inside the English cricket fraternity ever since that call was made.
Former Indian cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar, questioned the necessity to herald an alternative to Dube. He additionally felt that the Harshit ought to have been solely allowed to discipline and never bowl.
“Within the Pune sport, Dube batted proper until the top after having bought hit on the helmet earlier, so clearly, he was not concussed. So, permitting a concussion substitute itself was not right. Sure, there may have been a substitute in case he had strained a muscle whereas batting, however that may have been just for fielding and he couldn’t have bowled,” wrote Gavaskar in his column for The Telegraph.
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Does not want its wins to get tarnished by such acts: Gavaskar
He additionally famous that other than their top and fielding degree, nothing was frequent between the 2 cricketers.
“Even by probably the most beneficiant stretching of the like-for-like time period, there was nothing such between Dube and Rana. With tongue firmly in cheek, one can say that they’re the identical top and have the identical normal in fielding. In any other case, there’s nothing like-for-like so far as they’re involved. England has each cause to really feel accomplished in. This Indian workforce is an excellent workforce and would not want its wins to get tarnished by such acts,” added Gavaskar.
Notably, Harshit’s T20I debut in Pune turned out to be a game-changer for India. He went on to safe a three-wicket haul, conceding 33 runs in his four-over quota. The hosts finally secured victory by 15 runs on Friday.
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