BCCI introduces critical damage substitution rule in multi-day tournaments

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has determined to introduce “critical damage alternative substitute” rule within the multi-day tournaments within the forthcoming home season, beginning with the Duleep Trophy.

The rule has been knowledgeable to all of the home outfits and the collaborating groups within the Duleep Trophy. The alternative participant, barring an distinctive case of a wicketkeeper, must be from the nominated substitutes in the beginning of the sport.

“Under all circumstances, the intense damage alternative participant shall be from nominated substitutes on the time of toss,” states clause 1.2.8 of the enjoying circumstances doc, accessed by The Hindu.

“Only within the case the place the wicketkeeper is severely injured and wishes a alternative then the match referee could permit a wicketkeeper from a participant outdoors the nominated substitutes if there is no such thing as a wicketkeeper within the nominated substitutes.”

The rule modification could also be a step from the BCCI facet to push for the same rule modification in worldwide cricket. During the recently-concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, each India and England have been compelled to play a serious chunk of a Test with a severely injured participant.

While Rishabh Pant batted with a damaged foot at Old Trafford, Chris Woakes walked out to bat at The Oval with a dislocated shoulder that was closely bandaged.

Since then, the intense damage alternative subject has been broadly mentioned.

While the BCCI has been eager on the introduction of such a clause, the International Cricket Council is a divided home, with a number of cricketers being averse to the concept on account of attainable misuse of the rule.