Yuzvendra Chahal concussion substitute call makes Justin Langer lash out at David Boon

Virat Kohli-led Indian side pipped Australia by 11 runs in opening T20I of three-match series on Friday, December 4. Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jeja and his concussion substitute Yuzvendra Chahal played starring roles in match with ir dazzling performance through bat and ball respectively. Apparently, Chahal concussion substitute call upon Jeja concussion me Australian coach Justin Langer so furious, that he even lashed out at match referee David Boon during interval, who was incidentally man batting with Langer on his Test debut for Australia in 1993.

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India vs Australia 1st T20I: Justin Langer reacts aggressively to Chahal concussion substitute call

Justin Langer was seen having a heated discussion with match referee David Boon during mid-innings interval, after ICC official allowed Ravindra Jeja to have his replacement take over for Australia’s run-chase. Earlier, Jeja starred with bat by clubbing 44* off just 23 balls and took India to a respectable 161-7. However, he was struck by a Mitchell Starc bouncer in final over of Indian innings, prompting him to skip team fielding even though he faced remaining few deliveries while batting.

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Apart from Langer’s furious reaction, Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques also expressed his opinion over Chahal replacing Jeja midway in recently-concluded T20I. After match, he raised doubts over Chahal’s inclusion being a like-for-like replacement for Jeja because of different roles two cricketers play for ir side. Henriques questioned replacement by saying “From my point of view, it would definitely be one’s an all-rounder and a gun fielder, and or one is an out-and-out bowler who bats at 11”.

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Batting first, India stacked up 161-7. Apart from Ravindra Jeja’s late blitz, KL Rahul scored a crafty fifty while Sanju Samson provided some entertainment (23 runs) during his 15-ball stay at crease.

While fielding, Yuzvendra Chahal bowled out his quota of four overs to concede just 25 runs. He accounted for wickets of Australian skipper Aaron Finch, in-form batsman Steve Smith and wicketkeeper Matw We to derail Australia’s run-chase at Canberra. He was also named as ‘Player of Match’, thus marking first instance of concussion substitute winning same in international cricket.

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Im source: cricket.com.au