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Explained: Did Harshit Rana qualify as a like-for-like replacement for Shivam Dube during 4th India-England T20?

Harshit Rana was added to the India playing XI for the fourth T20 against England as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube. Harshit Rana picked three wickets after coming on as a substitute for Shivam Dube in the fourth India-England T20I. Why concussion substitute Harshit Rana was allowed to bowl According to Rule 1.2.7.3, only like-for-like replacements can be named as concussion substitutes. “The ICC Match Referee should ordinarily approve a Concussion Replacement Request if the replacement is a like-for-like player whose inclusion will not excessively advantage his team for the remainder of the match," says the rule.

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