Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that Indian batsman Rishabh Pant’s fifties played despite a broken leg in the fourth Test match against England was a great specimen of his spirit, but it also shows that cricket is in the dark age in terms of allowing the medical substitute.
Pant batted despite a broken finger
Pant proceeded his innings by 37 runs despite being fractured in the right toe in Old Trafford on Thursday and completed the half -century. After the injury, Pant faced 28 balls and scored 17 runs. He scored 54 runs in 75 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes. During this time he had to run for single despite injury.
Vaughan demands a medical subsidy
Vaughan wrote in his column in ‘The Telegraph’, ‘I have been feeling for many years that a substitute should be provided in the case of clear injuries in Test cricket, as we saw Rishabh Pant in the fourth Test in Old Trafford. It was a really great experience to see Pant batting with a broken leg in the morning the second day. It was an incredible courage and was amazing skills to score 17 runs in 28 balls, but he was not fit for batting, could not run and this could make his injury even more serious. ‘
‘Cricket is still living in the dark era’
Vaughan said, ‘The thing to think is that he (Pant) was allowed as a substitute as a wicketkeeper, but did not allow batting or bowling. All this is a bit strange and inconsistent. Our game is the only team game in which this happens and I think it shows that cricket is still living in the dark age.
‘Intentionally the impact of the game is being reduced’
He believes that the impact of the game is being deliberately reduced by being adamant on the old rules as a team has to play with 10 players for four days of the match. The former England captain said, ‘If a player suffers a new injury, such as bone fracture or muscle so much stretch that he cannot participate in the game. An injury that can be easily certified by a scan and doctor, then a player with similar qualifications (like -like replacement) can be taken as a substitute as in the case of concentration (unconscious conditions when there is an injury to head). ‘
