In message <da09ed51-3c6c-4678-9592-47b20cb34541n@googlegroups.com>,
Ramapriya D <rama@samura.ai> writes

On Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 1:08:25 AM UTC+4, dech...@hotmail.com wrote: >> Replacing an all-rounder with a straight bowler seems to expose a fault

in the current concussion. Interesting that Jadeja was able to continue
batting and got a few 4s but symptoms developed during the break.
I suppose coaches will always push the laws and this was legal but is an
issue that needs addressing and tightening.
I'll add that if Australia had done this I would have still posted that
it's dodgy .

I too thought it dodgy at the time but then, Chahal briefly referred >post-match to Jadeja's 'wonky' walk, as did Kohli who added that his >orientation even at the end of the game wasn't quite right. Apart from >Indians being somewhat new to this concussion concept, there was the
added factor of the ball not striking his helmet straight off the
bowler but off his own bat; that I guess distracted the Indian team's >medical support personnel.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, I don't quite like this business of >concussion subs. If they do want to introduce substitutions, they
should go the soccer way and allow two subs for whatever reason and at >whatever stage. That won't be like any cricket I'm used to but then
every sport has undergone changes and we can't be set in stone.

I understand that Jadeja wasn't tested for concussion by the team physio immediately after being hit, which surprised me. I thought it was now compulsory for all international matches, but it seems not, at least in
the case of this series. If he continued batting while concussed, there
was a real risk that it might aggravate his condition or if his
reactions had been slowed cause him to be hit a second time..
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