The head coach of India Gautam Gambhir strongly advocates the inclusion of compensation of injuries in the test cricket, especially in the case of externally caused or serious injuries. Gambhir’s remarks come to Indian goals Rishabh Pant, who has suffered serious leg injuries on the day of the fourth test against England in Manchester.
Gambhir, when he spoke after a drawn test for Old Trafford, said, “Yes – if there is an external injury or serious concern, I fully support a substitute.
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The hinge fired at 37 when he tried to sweep Yorker from Chris Woakes and suffered a fracture on his right leg. The injury made him retire and leave the country unable to walk. In what was widely considered an extraordinary act of resistance, the 27 -year -old man returned to the fold next morning after India lost the sixth goal and finished his 18. Test fifty and pushed India near 350.
However Injuries have been excluded by pants since Fifth and last test on oval. With him unable to dress gloves, Dhruv Jurel held the goal during the first English shifts, and the uncertainty remains over Pant’s fitness to make a bat again in Manchester. The timing and severity of the incident joined Indian growing concern when they tried to balance the series.
The episode turned attention to the ICC substitution protocols, which currently allow replacements similar to the same as a shock-rule in 2019. Serious injuries unrelated to shock, even those caused by external impact, do not fall under this provision. As a result, teams are often left to cope with one less player for the rest of the match.
Gambhir’s sentiments were echoed by the legendary body Sunil Gavascar, who urged the ICC to look back on his regulations with regard to Pant’s misfortune.
“If the refunds are allowed, why not for serious external injuries?” Gavascar said. “It is not a hamstring or muscle tension – it was an impact injury that a team campaign could derail.”
Pant’s injuries, which many described as mad in nature, had consequences that exceed the immediate match. For a party that is already fighting physical wear and tearing a demanding summer, the forced absence of a key player without his own guilt again raised the basic questions about competing justice.
Meanwhile India, led by stand-in Captain SHUBMAN GILL, showed an immense character Save a hard -fought draw in Manchester And keep a series alive. After India fell to 0 to 2 early in her second shifts, she resisted an English attack on more than five sessions and ended at 425 on 4 on the last day.
Gill struck his fourth century the series, while Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar fired the last day with undefeated hundreds – a speech that left the domestic party without responses and the crowd of old Trafford Dample.
With finely prepared for 2-1 in favor of England, the final test in the oval, starting with Thursday, now assumed huge importance. England must avoid defeat to win a series, while India will seek a return that seemed unlikely a few days ago.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
27th July 2025
