On the very first day of the Manchester Test, there was a major setback for the Indian cricket team, when the star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant went out of the field. Pant hit a yorker ball of Chris Woakes on his feet, after which he was seen groaning in pain and took a retired heart and took him to the medical center. This incident not only raised the concern of Indian fans, but also raised a big question, will the Indian team get a conversion substitute if Pant’s injury is serious?
What will happen outside the match?
Pant’s injury has launched a discussion about cricket rules and conversion substitutes. According to the rules of cricket, the conversion substitute applies when a player suffers head injury and is unable to continue the game. In this situation, the team gets a second player who plays the same role as an injured player, who can batting, bowling and fielding. For example, if Pant had suffered a head injury, India would have got a chance to bring a player like Dhruv Jurle as a conversion subsidy, which could have done both batting and wicketkeeping.
However, Pant’s injury is on the leg, not on the head. In such a situation, India will not be allowed to get a conversion substitute under the rules. Instead, the Indian team can get a substitute fielder who can only field or wicketkeeping, but he can neither bat nor bowl. In such a situation, only 10 players of Team India will be able to bat.
Had to play the reverse-sweep heavy
In the 68th over of the Indian innings, a sharp yorker ball by Chris Woakes put Pant in trouble. Pant tried to play the reverse-sweep on this ball, but the ball went straight to his foot shoes. After this incident, he started bleeding from his leg, and seeing the seriousness of the pain, he was immediately taken out of the field. Pant was taken directly to the medical center, where his injury is being treated.
