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Rishabh Pant's Injury Sparks Intense Test Cricket Debate
OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, JUL 24 – Michael Vaughan calls for ICC to permit like-for-like substitutes for clear injuries in Test cricket, highlighting the rule's potential to maintain competitive balance after Rishabh Pant's fractured toe.
- On July 24, 2025, at Old Trafford in Manchester, Rishabh Pant fractured his right toe from a Chris Woakes delivery, retiring hurt and leaving India a player short.
- The ICC introduced its concussion substitute system in April 2019, broader injury-replacement trials have been held in domestic cricket, yet no like-for-like substitutes have appeared in international Tests.
- Despite compiling 479 runs from seven innings, Pant’s absence handicaps India in both batting and wicket-keeping departments.
- While Michael Vaughan said `four days of 10 versus 11 isn't right,` Shardul Thakur argued any substitute rule should await the next WTC cycle.
- According to reports, the provision could become reality by October-November this year, potentially reshaping Test cricket’s substitution rules.
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Dinesh Karthik gives his take on Rishabh Pant batting against England with toe fracture in Manchester
Star India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant grabbed all the headlines after he sustained a toe fracture on day 1 of the ongoing fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. Where many had doubted if Pant would come out to bat on day 2, in a show of resilience and courage, the 27-year-old came out to bat after being retired hurt and scored 54 runs as well. Speaking of his situation, former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik took centre stage …
ENG vs IND: Vaughan wants substitutes to be allowed for ‘clear and obvious’ injuries after Pant bats with broken foot
Injured India batter Rishabh Pant’s fifty with a broken foot in the fourth Test against England was “great theatre” but it also showed “cricket is in dark ages” on the issue of allowing medical substitutes, former England captain Michael Vaughan said.
DRS: Is it time for injury replacements in cricket?
Rishabh Pant braved the pain to come out and bat for India on Day 2 of the Manchester Test after suffering a broken toe. While Pant won hearts with his bravery, was it a move that was necessary? Could we have a system where a substitute for a seriously injured player can be brought in to maintain the balance between both sides? In the latest edition of India Today's Democratic Review System, we discuss if substitutes are needed in cricket.
"It would be unfair" - Shardul Thakur reacts to substitute debate amid Rishabh Pant's injury in 4th ENG vs IND 2025 Test
Team India all-rounder Shardul Thakur has opined that any new rule allowing a substitute to replace an injured player in Test cricket should come into effect only from the next World Test Championship
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