India vs England : Devdutt Padikkal has been called to field after Ravichandran Ashwin was ruled out of the third Test match. Still, India will play with only 11 players.
India vs England: The Indian team has suffered a huge blow in the Rajkot Test being played against England. India’s all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has been ruled out of the entire series midway through the match. Ashwin has withdrawn his name from the entire series against England due to medical emergency.
In the fourth match, the Indian team will find a replacement for Ashwin, but the big question is whether India will play the remaining 3 days of the third Test match with only 10 players, or will there be an entry of someone in India’s playing eleven in the middle of the match. Is going to.
Devdutt Padikkal is the substitute fielder for Ashwin on Day 3.#INDvsENG #INDvsENGTest#Ashwin #RohitSharma𓃵#RavindraJadeja #SarfarazKhan#DhruvJurelpic.twitter.com/qJqBnuI7Gr
— Anvar Khan (@anvarkhan63) February 17, 2024
Why was the batsman included instead of the bowler?
In place of Ravichandran Ashwin, explosive batsman Devdutt Padikkal has come on the field for fielding on the third day of the match. This is raising questions in the minds of fans whether Padikkal is associated with Team India only for fielding or is he going to contribute to the team with the bat as well. Let us tell you that Padikkal is not a replacement for spin bowler Ashwin, he is associated with the team only as a fielder. Even if he had been a replacement, he could not have contributed in this innings either with the ball or with the bat. In such a situation, the eyes of the fans are also fixed on which player gets the chance in the fourth test match as a replacement for Ashwin.
Devdutt Padikkal is the substitute fielder for Ravi Ashwin. pic.twitter.com/rGnWX0A3js
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 17, 2024
What is the complete rule of replacement?
According to MCC rules, even if the captain of the opposing team agrees to a mid-match replacement, then the player who joins the team as a replacement will not be able to contribute with the ball or bat in that innings except fielding. This means that even if Padikkal had been a replacement for R Ashwin, he would have been able to contribute neither with the ball nor with the bat in England’s first innings.
R Ashwin withdraws from the 3rd India-England Test due to family emergency.
In these challenging times, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the team fully supports Ashwin.https://t.co/U2E19OfkGR
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 16, 2024
How will India play with only 10 players?
Let us tell you that even though the Indian team will field with 11 players, when it comes to batting and bowling, India will not have the option of an 11th player. For this reason, India is going to play the Rajkot Test match with only 10 players despite having 11 players on the field.
Due to this, India is going to miss the 11th player a lot. Ravichandran Ashwin has the ability to do wonders with the ball as well as the bat. Ashwin has taken his 500th wicket in Rajkot Test itself. He is one of the most experienced players of India, so if Ashwin was there, it would have strengthened India’s bowling.