Like Rishabh Pant, Steve Smith was also injured at the time of batting, Jofra Archer had ball; Then Labushen played in his place

Team India has suffered a major setback in the fourth Test match being played between India and England in Manchester. Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who was in excellent form, was for 37 runs on the first day, when Chris was injured by Woakes. Now he is out of this series. Pant’s injury reminded Australian star batsman Steve Smith’s injury. Smith was also injured while batting against England.

Steve Smith was batting for 80 runs during the 2019 Ashes, when Jofra Archer’s ball hit his head and he fell from the structure. After this, Smith was taken out of the field. Smith did not play further in this Test match, but Marnas Labushen came to batting and hit a half -century.

Now the fans are questioning that if another batsman came in that match instead of Smith, then why can no one else replace Rishabh Pant. We tell you the answer. Actually, Smith had a ball on his head and Pant is in his leg. The ICC’s Conversion Substitute Rules apply only when a player has a ball on his head. Therefore, instead of Pant, another player can field in this test, but not batting or bowling.

The second player in the conversion subsidy replaces the injured player and then plays his role. There is also a rule that replacement should be like to like. That is, only the batsman will come when the batsman is injured, not an all -rounder.

The ICC’s substitute rule says that if a player comes as a substitute, he can only field. At the same time, the substitute player can also do wicketkeeping after the approval of the umpires, but he is not allowed to bat or bowl. This means that no other batsman can field in the Manchester Test instead of Team India Rishabh Pant.

Steve Smith’s injured video

6 short balls in an over and a half. Where did you think this was going to end up Archer?

And you’re cracking up logging.

Shit bloke#Ashes19 #ENGVSAUS pic.twitter.com/hos16quj7r

Video of Rishabh Pant’s injury

Comeback Strong, Rishabh Pant.pic.twitter.com/etneov1wi2

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