Many former cricketers have already shed light on this topic and it was time for the former India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin to share his viewpoint as well. Ashwin reminded his viewers of the IPL where the impact player rule is used and felt this match was similar.
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"The game is done. India capture yet another series at home. T20I has been a real juggernaut of a win. What was this game? It was like a replica of the IPL. Supersub was there, and the game was played with an impact player," Ashwin said.
"The entire discussion is about how Harshit Rana came in as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube. Did we forget that it was an international match and play an IPL match? I can understand," Ashwin argued.
"Ramandeep Singh was there" - Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin called it a case of miscalculation on behalf of the match officials. He feels that Ramandeep Singh was a perfect replacement for Shivam Dube and he should have come in place of him as a concussion substitute.
Ramandeep Singh has played two T20Is for India so far and scored 15 runs at an average of 15. Both of those matches came in India's four-match T20I series in South Africa in November 2024.
Harshit Rana turns the game for India
The 23-year-old quick is also in India's ODI squad for the series against England where he is the back-up for Jasprit Bumrah. Rana made his Test debut just last year in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy where he played the first two Tests of the series.
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