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Law 41 - Damaging the Pitch

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Today, the fifth day of test match between India and Australia , have gone down the wire, witnessing one of the epic draws in the recent times. This draw came as India were given a target of 407 in their second innings, with India reeling at 98/2, on the end of day 4. During the last day, an injured Indian team, came fighting hard for either a win or a draw with Rishabh Pant and Pujara reaching their half centuries whereas Ashwin and Vihari , batted for more than 4 hours, with both carrying injuries, saving the test match from a sure shot agony. During this game, an incident broke up, which went viral on social media. Wait, wait, wait, the title you have given is about damaging the pitch, whereas in the lead paragraph, you are writing about the summary of the pitch ? where does these both instances getting related is what will be the question of yours, placed in front of me. The incident is related to the Law no : 41 - Damaging the Pitch.  During the time, where lunch break got ...

Concussion Substitute - Explained !!

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Yesterday, India met Australia at Manuka Oval, Canberra for a T20I match. This T20I game will be the first one of the three match T20I series , in which Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first. India scored 161/7 and in reply Aussies scored 150/7, resulting that India have begun the tour with a triumph. During India's Innings, at 19.2 overs, Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja has been hit by ball at the helmet, and he played till the end of 20 overs, where even after got hit, he struck two fours. After the end of first innings, it was reported that Jadeja may have felt some concussion, which may result in bringing on a cricketer as a replacement and that cricketer is Yuzvendira Chahal . This replacement made Australian Coach, Justin Langer bit furious. He discussed with David Boon, Former Australian Cricketer and current ICC member, who said that this has been approved. This move turned into a controversy, as in the second innings, Chahal grabbed crucial wickets to ensure India winn...