Jos Buttler slams India’s concussion sub swap in Pune T20I: ‘Either Shivam Dube has put on 25mph with the ball or Harshit Rana’s..’
Following England’s defeat in the fourth T20I in Pune that handed India a series win with an unassailable 3-1 lead, skipper Jos Buttler slammed the match referee’s decision to allow on seamer Harshit Rana to make his debut in place of concussed batting all-rounder Shivam Dube.
Both Dube and Rana ended up making significant contributions at crucial junctures in either innings, leaving England 15 runs short in a 182-run case on Friday. After another top-order collapse, Dube playing his first match of the series, put on a sizable partnership with Hardik Pandya, smashing 53 off 34 deliveries. The southpaw suffered a concussion following a Jamie Overton short ball off the penultimate ball of India’s innings.
Interestingly, it was Rana, known more for his seam-bowling skills than his batting th...