Jos Buttler was frustrated with the decision, and he demanded an explanation from the match referee Javagal Srinath over Harshit Rana replacing Shivam Dube in Team India XI.
The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune hosted the fourth T20I of the five-match series between India and England. During the last over of the first innings, all-rounder Shivam Dube suffered a brutal blow on his helmet off Jamie Overton's delivery.
Only a like-for-like replacement is allowed to be a concussion substitute and India had batting all-rounder Ramandeep Singh on the bench, who fit the definition of a like-for-like replacement for Shivam Dube.
It is not a like-for-like replacement - Jos Buttler
The England captain, Jos Buttler, looked visibly frustrated as things panned out on the field, and when speaking to the media after the match, he made his stance very clear.
"It is not a like-for-like replacement. We don't agree with that. Either Shivam Dube has put on about 25mph with the ball or Harshit has really improved his batting. It's part of the game and we really should have gone on to win the match, but we disagree with the decision," he said.
Like I said, it was not the whole reason why we did not win the match - Jos Buttler
However, Jos Buttler, being a good sport, further said that the inclusion of Rana in India XI, who picked three big wickets, was not the whole reason behind the defeat of the visitors, but demanded more clarification from match officials.
Also, former cricketers like Kevin Pietersen, Michael Vaughan, Aakash Chopra, and Nick Knight raised serious questions over the swap and slammed the match officials.
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