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'Four Impact Subs…,' Buttler Takes A Brutal Dig At India After Concussion Substitute Controversy

Aashay Chopade∙ Updated: Feb 2 2025, 7:05 PM

Jos Buttler with Suryakumar Yadav (Source: @Ankeykhna07Khan/X.com)Jos Buttler with Suryakumar Yadav (Source: @Ankeykhna07Khan/X.com)

The T20 series journey between India and England has reached its final station and it is none other than the iconic Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. India have already won the series by winning the fourth T20I in Pune, but it was a game that created lot of controversy due to India's concussion substitute choice.

Shivam Dube was in the original playing XI and smashed a fifty in the first innings to take India to a strong total. However, he did not made it to the field during the second half and India brought in Harshit Rana as his concussion substitute. He made an impact with the ball and picked three wickets, but it did not go well with the English camp and their skipper along with other experts stated that Rana was not the like-for-like replacement of Shivam Dube.

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Jos Buttler continued that frustration during the toss of the fifth T20I and after winning the toss, sarcastically stated that they have four impact players in the squad, naming all of them just like captains do in Indian Premier League. It was quite a brutal remark from the English skipper and it would be interesting to see how Indian players react to it.

 "Yeah we did, we played good cricket in patches. We are trying to enforce the style of play, we want to and win crucial moments in the game. Yeah, good vibe around the team. This is a good venue to play cricket in any format. It is usually a good wicket. We are going to chase. We got one change, Mark Wood comes in and four impact subs are Rehan Ahmed, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson. Yeah, both teams have high-octane batting, this is the venue for us.

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Buttler has made one change to the playing XI with Mark Wood coming in for Saqib Mahmood, and it promises to be a cracking finale in the financial capital of India.