NEW DELHI: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar said he was surprised over the controversy regarding a concussion substitute allowed to India during their victory in the Twenty20 series opener against Australia in Sydney on Friday.
India’s spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja top-edged a Mitchell Starc bouncer into his helmet in the last over of the innings but was replaced by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal only during the innings break.
Australia coach Justin Langer was seen remonstrating with match referee and former team mate David Boon before Australia began their chase at Manuka Oval.
“You can argue that Chahal’s not an all-rounder, but any bowler who goes out with the bat, whether he scores one run or 100 runs, is an all-rounder, as far as I’m concerned,” former India captain Gavaskar told the India Today news channel.
“And he bowls, so it’s a like-for-like replacement, and the Australian match referee had no objection to that. So I don’t see why there is so much of noise about…
India’s spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja top-edged a Mitchell Starc bouncer into his helmet in the last over of the innings but was replaced by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal only during the innings break.
Australia coach Justin Langer was seen remonstrating with match referee and former team mate David Boon before Australia began their chase at Manuka Oval.
“You can argue that Chahal’s not an all-rounder, but any bowler who goes out with the bat, whether he scores one run or 100 runs, is an all-rounder, as far as I’m concerned,” former India captain Gavaskar told the India Today news channel.
“And he bowls, so it’s a like-for-like replacement, and the Australian match referee had no objection to that. So I don’t see why there is so much of noise about…
