India’s decision to bring in Harshit Rana as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube during the fourth T20I against England came under scrutiny, with England captain Jos Buttler expressing concerns that the swap did not align with the definition of a like-for-like replacement. On-air television commentators Kevin Pietersen and Nick Knight also raised questions about the move. Dube, who had scored 53 off 34 balls before being struck on the helmet, did not take the field during England’s chase.

"It is not a like-for-like replacement. We don't agree with that," Buttler said after India completed a 15-run win. "Either Shivam Dube has put on about 25mph with the ball or Harshit has really improved his batting. It's part of the game and we really should have gone on to win the match, but we disagree with the decision.

"There was no consultation [with us]. That's something I was thinking as I came out to bat - who is Harshit on for? They said he is a concussion replacement, which I obviously disagreed with. It is not a like-for-like replacement. They said that the match referee had made the decision. We had no say in it or any part of it. But we'll ask Javagal [Srinath] some questions just to get some clarity around it.

"Like I said, it was not the whole reason why we did not win the match. We had our chances to win the game which we could have still taken. But I'd like to have a bit more clarity on that."