Archive · 7 Sep 2025
Saurabh Nawale First Injury Replacement in Indian Domestic Cricket
Imagine a cricket player gets hurt during a game.
Usually, they can't be replaced.
But now, there's a new rule!
Saurabh Nawale was the first player to be a replacement because a player got a bad leg injury.
This happened during a big match between West Zone and Central Zone.
The injured player, Harvik Desai, had to stop playing because of his injury.
This new rule by the BCCI allows for someone else to take the injured player's place if the injury is serious.
It is like getting a substitute when someone gets hurt in other sports.
Saurabh Nawale replaced Harvik Desai in the Duleep Trophy semifinal.
Harvik Desai suffered a quadricep injury.
The new rule was implemented by the BCCI for the 2025-206 domestic season.
The injury replacement rule allows like-for-like substitutions for serious injuries.
The calls for ICC to consider having such a rule are on the rise
- Who
- Saurabh Nawale replaced Harvik Desai in the Duleep Trophy semifinal.
- What
- Saurabh Nawale became the first injury replacement in Indian domestic cricket.
- When
- During the Duleep Trophy semifinal.
- Where
- Duleep Trophy semifinal between West Zone and Central Zone.
- Why
- Harvik Desai suffered a quadricep injury, necessitating a replacement.
- Player
- Saurabh Nawale
- Role
- Wicketkeeper-batsman
- Replacement for
- Harvik Desai
- Match
- Duleep Trophy semifinal
- Teams
- West Zone vs Central Zone
- Injury
- Quadriceps
- BCCI Rule Implementation
- 2025-206 domestic season