Retired Hurt? The star Australian opener Will Pucovski has got injured while facing a bounder of Tyagi in the warm-up match between India A and Australia A. Will Pucovski has been batting quite well in the last few months. So, it has been quite certain that he will be the opener of Australia in the first test match. However, the severity of the concussion is not known as of now. After the injury, the player has not continued to bat after that. Travis Head came to bat for the rest of the innings. Karthik Tyagi was the bowler who bowled this beautiful delivery, though the result was not pretty!!
The Video Of The Player Getting Hurt And Then Retired Hurt That Went Viral; Not A Good Sight
According to the commentator, Will Pucovski has a bad history of concussion. So, the team management will be concerned about the injury of the player. The star player of Australia, Will Pucovski is now certainly doubt in the first pink ball test match at Adelaide after today’s injury.
Australian Cricket Board has been quite concerned about the concussion injury after the sudden demise of Phil Hughes in the field after being hit by a bouncer. The new rule has come in cricket. The teams can use a concussion substitute in the match. The substitute fielder can not generally bat or bowl. However, the concussion substitute can bat or bowl. The rule states that the team has to play alike to like substitution in between the match.
Fingers crossed for Will Pucovksi, who’s retired hurt after this nasty blow to the helmet.
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What Next For Team India As We Head Into The Test Matches
The star all-rounder of India, Ravindra Jadeja has been hit by a short ball of Mitchell Starc in the first T20 match. He has continued to bat after the injury. However, he has not felt well after going back to the dressing room. That’s why Indian cricket team management has applied to allow a concussion substitute for Ravindra Jadeja. The match referee David Boon has allowed India to make the substitution during the second innings.
The rule states that there should be a like for like substitution. There is a question mark about Yuzvendra Chahal being the like for like substitution of Ravindra Jadeja. The management of the Australian Cricket Team has expressed their concern about the substitution. However, their appeal has not been granted. Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the T20 series and he will now not be available for the first pink ball test match between India and Australia.
The Update On The Injury And The Details
The concussion injury should be checked on the field by the doctors. Concussion test is done and based on that the player is allowed to continue. The concussion injury of Ravindra Jadeja has put up some questions about the feasibility of the concussion substitute rule. There have been few grey areas in the rule and the teams can misuse the rule within the limit. So, the authority will certainly look into this matter.
The Test series between India and Australia is going to be really important as both teams are in contention to reach the final of World Test Championship. India has to win at least one test match in this series to stay in the contention ahead of the test series against England at home.
