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Naseer Hussain on Injury Substitutes and Rishabh Pant's Injury

Naseer Hussain on Injury Substitutes and Rishabh Pant's Injury

Former cricketer Naseer Hussain discussed the issue of injury substitutes in cricket.

He doesn't like the idea because he thinks teams might try to use it unfairly to win.

He worries that teams could swap players for tactical reasons, even if they aren't really injured.

For example, they could change a finger spinner for a wrist spinner.

This conversation began because of an injury to Rishabh Pant, a cricket player.

The cricket board shared an update on his injury.

Hussain would prefer to keep the rules simple.

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