Follow UsOver the last two days, there have been plenty of discussions over whether the International Cricket Council (ICC) should allow teams to have replacements for external injuries. The discussion was triggered after India’s wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant fractured his foot during the ongoing Test in Manchester.
With no replacements available, Pant didn’t have a choice but to walk out to bat before Dhruv Jurel replaced him as the wicketkeeper. However, Jurel won’t be allowed to bat because the current rules only allow fielding substitutions.
The Times of India reported that the ICC may soon approve replacements even for external injuries to maintain a balance between the two teams.
“There is a chance that teams will get to bring in a replacement for serious external injuries. The matter is already under deliberation. A ratification is expected in the next ICC cricket committee meeting,” an ICC source said, reported TOI.
Earlier last month, the ICC had also hinted at new amendments to the playing conditions that could allow for a replacement, but that ruling hasn’t been trialled yet.
“A player who suffers a serious injury on the field of play any time after the match has started (including any pre-match warm-up period) may be replaced for the remainder of the match by a fully participating like-for-like player,” the ICC had said in a statement on June 25.