Will England field 12 players against India instead of 11? Jos Buttler upset with defeat in Pune.

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After losing the fourth T20 match against India in Pune, England captain Jos Butler looked very upset. After the match, he protested against the decision to replace Shivam Dubey with Harshit Rana. They had a chance to level the series. But Harshit Rana, who came in as a concussion substitute in place of Shivam Dubey, ruined their plans. Rana took 3 important wickets in 4 overs and became the reason for the defeat of England's team which was looking strong in the match. That's why Butler was very angry and said that 12 players should be fielded in the next match.

Why did Butler talk about fielding 12 players?

After the defeat in the fourth match, England captain Jos Buttler came for a press conference. During this, the media questioned him about the ongoing controversy regarding concussion substitute. In response, he said that the decision of match referee Javagal Srinath was not correct. He did not agree with replacing Shivam Dubey with Harshit Rana. Buttler questioned the referee and said that no discussion was held with him regarding the replacement. However, he admitted that this was not the reason for losing.

According to Butler, when he came to bat and saw Harshit, he was shocked. He had no idea who he was. According to him, there was no like-to-like replacement. However, he expressed his displeasure over Srinath's decisions but did not forget to joke. While answering questions about concussion substitutes, he jokingly said that at the time of toss in the next match, he will also say that his team is also going to play with 12 players. In this way, Butler pointed towards the impact player rule of IPL.

Why did the controversy arise in the match?

During the Indian team's batting, the ball hit Shivam Dubey's helmet in the 20th over. Despite this, he continued batting. However, he did not come out to field and complained of dizziness. England had played 2 overs while chasing, then Harshit Rana was brought in as a concussion substitute in place of Dubey.

Let us tell you that under the rules, the team can field the same player who is injured. Now Shivam Dubey is a batting all-rounder but Harshit Rana is a bowling all-rounder. There is a lot of difference in the bowling of both, so according to the rules, the England captain had raised questions on this.