tyron_woodley
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Get over it. Like Aussies have never cheated. Sandpaper, sledging, biased umpires, ball tampering.
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of course a test is done immediately on the field, the docs dont come out for fun, jadeja was checked out and cleared to carry on , one cannot be sure if he suffered symptoms after, but i think it seems more plausible india realized he couldnt bowl and they spotted a loophole.
spot on, very big grey area, and at the time i thought it was only a matter of time before someone would try and exploit. Look we cant be for certain Jadeja was not concussed, but it all does look very suspect the way it played out.
Why was Jadeja not given an immediate concussion test on the field? Yes, there can be a delayed concussion, but after a blow surely a test should be done as a precaution? Poor from Indian doctors.
Noone came out to check on him.
Delayed concussion means you may pass the test. Have no symptoms.
Well again that another issue because after Phil Hughes passed, it was made a law of the game that batsmen need to be checked as soon as their helmet gets hit, even for minimal damages. ?
Noone came out to check on him.
This was a very shameful situation. India went for the win so they did what they could to win. Which personally I do not agree with but that is not the main problem here. The main problem is how the referee allowed it to happen. That should not have happened.
Now what this has done is, that it has set a dangerous precedent that other teams may try to follow. All it needs is one simple blow to the helmet, which is by no means uncommon. The player can complete his innings and use delayed concussion as a tactic to get the 12th man involved.

In what world is Chahal a like for like replacement?
In what world is Chahal a like for like replacement?
he was the only player on the bench who was a spinner and could bowl 4 overs. Everyone else was either pure batsman or pacer. Or is it your suggestion that we pick ashwin who isn't in the squad or fly in someone like axar or jayant yadav mid match to fulfill the exact like for like criteria.
This was a very shameful situation. India went for the win so they did what they could to win. Which personally I do not agree with but that is not the main problem here. The main problem is how the referee allowed it to happen. That should not have happened.
Now what this has done is, that it has set a dangerous precedent that other teams may try to follow. All it needs is one simple blow to the helmet, which is by no means uncommon. The player can complete his innings and use delayed concussion as a tactic to get the 12th man involved.
Another option was Bumrah, so chahal was the only remaining option
In this case there shouldn't be a substitute.
If looks could kill!
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Well better case should be icc should ask everybody to select every category player in even numbers like 2 batsman allrounder or two bowlers allrounder or none of it.
The thing that benefited India was that Jadeja is specialist test match bowler or more of the bowling allrounder in short format if Ashwin was in the team he would have been selected over chahal
You cant say no substitute, it is rule like lbw if not clear evidence then umpires call, same no bowling allrounder go with closest bowler
Nah you just had to play one bowler short. There was no concussion and you know it too. Do you think Chahal could play the same knock Jadeja played?
In this case there shouldn't be a substitute.

Agree with you there should be substitute for every sanctioned injury apart from cramps related , not for single one, go with no replacement, I am ok with it..If any thing, that rule is as stupid as it can come, worthy of ICC. A knee jerk reaction which will create more controversies in future.
OK, if concussions can earn a substitute, what about broken bone - wrist, elbow or ankle? In soccer, if you loose a player through injury after three substitutes- you play with 10 men, even nine. In 1982 WC SF, Schumacher broke couple of ribs of Batiston, France had to play with 10 men during extra time and then conceded a 3-1 lead to loose in tie-breaker ..... FIFA didn’t change the rule. I saw NBA player (Patrick Ewing???) shooting two free throws with one hand after dislocating shoulder for that foul.
This rule will be exploited by every team in future.
Icc rules say otherwise.

Nah you just had to play one bowler short. There was no concussion and you know it too. Do you think Chahal could play the same knock Jadeja played?
if people are able to misuse the rule this easily you might see some ducking into the ball in the last over![]()
Lol header the ball like Ibrahimovic and substitute yourself for an extra death bowler
Icc rules say otherwise.
I am ok with no replacement ,but there is a rule and as I said Chahal was going to be replacement even if Jadeja was injured first ball so it kind of goes both ways, if Pandya gets concussed when he is playing as all-rounder then another all-rounder or batsmen will be allowed.If a player can't play anymore you should play with one less player. Substitute fielder is fine but they shouldn't be able to bat or bowl.
Although I think the rule can stay, the match referees just need to not be idiots. He should never have approved it today.
if people are able to misuse the rule this easily you might see some ducking into the ball in the last over![]()
India in one match has hurt fans of two different teams.
It’s sad that they didn’t hurt their own fans. Just goes to show the quality of the fans who support it. Then again they hype Natarajan to be the next Mitchel Johnson so who can blame them?
Can it really be misused though? Say you deliberately got yourself hit on the head in the last over. You also have to be all-rounder, otherwise the sub's useless as he can't bowl since you cant bowl and you also can't have anyone with a similar skillset in the squad.
That leaves a very niche group, like say a maxwell if labuscane is in playing 11 or a stokes if woakes is also in playing 11. Would that type of high profile player really risk an actually serious injury just to gain an advantage that might not even accrue.
Because while chahal is a good bowler, he was comfortably outbowled by jadeja in odi's and jadeja's stats show he is a far more economical bowler in t20i's than chahal who has a history of going the distance from time to time.
Think of this. We play Aamer Yamin as our 5th bowler because we don't wanna weaken the batting too much. He's scored a quick 25 off 10 , and now in the last over of the innings he gets brushed by the ball. Now we replace him with Shaheen Afridi. Technically they're both fast bowlers so under the rules it's fine, but is it really fair?

Just to take an extreme case, would it be fair if after Abdul Razzaq was done batting, Pakistan brought Shoaib Akhtar (sitting on the bench as punishment for hitting himself with a bat) in to bowl?
It’s sad that they didn’t hurt their own fans. Just goes to show the quality of the fans who support it. Then again they hype Natarajan to be the next Mitchel Johnson so who can blame them?
Agree with you there should be substitute for every sanctioned injury apart from cramps related , not for single one, go with no replacement, I am ok with it..
Rule can only be exploited in special case,
Let say Jadeja was injured at start of his batting or you can say first ball, you know replacement would there be still chahal, India would have been screwed as Jadeja is bowling allrounder so Iyyer would not have been allowed.
So how many people think Chahal may have played same inning, goes both ways.
If it is under rules, it is fair. The problem is not with the team but it is with the rules. Change it FGS.
Natrajan isn't better than Musa Khan let alone Johnson
If it is under rules, it is fair. The problem is not with the team but it is with the rules. Change it FGS.
Think of this. We play Aamer Yamin as our 5th bowler because we don't wanna weaken the batting too much. He's scored a quick 25 off 10 , and now in the last over of the innings he gets brushed by the ball. Now we replace him with Shaheen Afridi. Technically they're both fast bowlers so under the rules it's fine, but is it really fair?
I think one point we all are missing here is it depends on who are the remaining players in the squad who can be termed as ‘like-for-like’ replacement for the concussed player, India had everything going for them as they first didn't had any AR in the squad and also didn't had a left arm spinner in the squad so the only possible ‘like-for-like’ replacement India could ask for was spinner and that lone spinner in the squad happened to be chahal
Quality of fans supporting India is far better than those who welcome back fixers with open arms.

Think of this. We play Aamer Yamin as our 5th bowler because we don't wanna weaken the batting too much. He's scored a quick 25 off 10 , and now in the last over of the innings he gets brushed by the ball. Now we replace him with Shaheen Afridi. Technically they're both fast bowlers so under the rules it's fine, but is it really fair?
Except you are assuming afridi would be on the bench not in the 11. And if yami the only a/r you have, asking this as I haven't followed Pakistan recently, say he is then too how many times will you have your Frontline bowler/batsman sitting out because of balance in a game that might matter, what we had here was a very specific scenario not likely to be repeated even for india outside of this series, as most other times it would be chahal who would play in place of sundar and it would be sundar having to replace jadeja, which can go either way.
Lol. Natarajan in T20s is pretty good. Who is Musa khan?

I dont follow Pak team new players, so how you have defined Aamer yamin role will dictate the term when substitution is made,incase of Pandya if no allrounder is their then batsman will be substituted as Pandya is more of a batting allrounder and so is Ben stoke also.Think of this. We play Aamer Yamin as our 5th bowler because we don't wanna weaken the batting too much. He's scored a quick 25 off 10 , and now in the last over of the innings he gets brushed by the ball. Now we replace him with Shaheen Afridi. Technically they're both fast bowlers so under the rules it's fine, but is it really fair?
Well teams usually only carry one pace all rounder with them who'd be the one in the game currently, so my scenario would work 9 times out of 10.
Agree with you ,I liked the old rules, no substitutions apart from fieldingIf a player gets injured and can’t continue further - you play with 10 men. If two down, you play with 9 .... a soccer game can continue as long as 7 men are standing for one side, and it’s a physical game where 11 plays against 11 every minute of it. Injury is part of the game - I even wasn’t aware of that “like to like” stuff, which is even more funny.
I dont follow Pak team new players, so how you have defined Aamer yamin role will dictate the term when substitution is made,incase of Pandya if no allrounder is their then batsman will be substituted as Pandya is more of a batting allrounder and so is Ben stoke also.
If Aamer gets concussed then either bowling all-rounder ( assuming from your post he is more of a bowling all-rounder) , if there is no bowling all-rounder in team then closest bowler like if he is fast bowler then fast one will be allowed and if there is no fast bowler is in team, then you will get spinner .
But remember same thing happen let say Aamer has done bowling of quota 4 over 30 runs and get concussions while fielding then you will not going to get batsman, you will still get bowler.
Problem with many people is there are looking rule from positive point only what if that happens opposite.
Or what if Shakib get injured from Bangladesh, there will be no worthwhile replacement.
I liked old rule play with 10 players,only fielding substitute were allowed
People getting too much confused over simple rule.
I dont know about 9 times out of 10 only an AR getting concussed, Your scenario would only work if the player concussed is an AR and the only possible ‘like-for-like’ replacement for the concussed player happened to be a full time genuine bowler in the squad
Agree with you ,I liked the old rules, no substitutions apart from fielding
Just to take an extreme case, would it be fair if after Abdul Razzaq was done batting, Pakistan brought Shoaib Akhtar (sitting on the bench as punishment for hitting himself with a bat) in to bowl?
Skill doesn't matter for the replacement. Yamin is more of a batting all rounder but we could say he was gonna be our 5th bowler and now we should be able to replace him with a proper bowler after he's already scored a game changing innings?
This rule must be changed.
Well teams usually only carry one pace all rounder with them who'd be the one in the game currently, so my scenario would work 9 times out of 10.

Well teams usually carry around at least 1-2 extra pacers in their squad.
Actually from what I remember super sub rule depended on toss big times as you have to name the super sub before the toss, let say India selected Chahal super sub and ended up bowling first they will not apply for super sub.It reminded me of Super Sub rule.![]()
Refree didn't allowed anything, lol, India and pak are corrupt countries so their residents think everybody is corrupt, refree took the medical report and report clearly said he was concussed so replacement was allowed.
You never saw the match, he only batted 3 balls after hit, unlike Smith who kept on batting for multiple session before his report came.
On Chahal: "They were let using know their doctor had ruled Jadeja out with concussion and you aren't challenging a medical expert in that regard.
In assessing whether the nominated Concussion Replacement should be considered a like-for-like player, the ICC Match Referee should consider the likely role the concussed player would have played during the remainder of the match, and the normal role that would be performed by the nominated Concussion Replacement.
