Gautam Gambhir’s demand came after the star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was forced to retire hurt on Day 1 of the fourth Test in Manchester. Despite a confirmed fracture in his right foot, Pant bravely returned to bat the next day and scored a heroic fifty against England.
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It's very important to have this rule: Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir said at the post-match press conference, “Absolutely, I'm all for it. If the umpires and the match referee see and feel that it is a major injury, I think it's very important. It's very important to have this rule where you can get a substitute—that is, if it's very visible. There's nothing wrong with doing that, especially in a series like this, where it's been such a closely fought series in the previous three Test matches. Imagine if we would've had to play with ten men against 11. How unfortunate would this be for us?”
Meanwhile, Ben Stokes has strongly opposed the idea of allowing injury replacements in Test cricket. The England captain believes that it would lead to teams finding ways to take advantage of the rule. Stokes said injuries are a part of the game, and while concussion and Covid-19 replacements make sense for player safety, injury substitutes could open the door to unfair tactics.
He stressed that the conversation should just stop around injury replacements because if an MRI scanner should be considered, then a team can easily get someone else in straightaway, and it creates loopholes that teams might misuse in Test cricket.
Such conversations should be shut down and stopped: Ben Stokes
He signed off by saying, “If you stick anyone else with an MRI scanner, a bowler is going to show, 'Oh yeah, you've got a bit of inflammation around your knee; oh sweet, we can get another fresh bowler in.' I just think that conversation should be shut down and stopped.”
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