Yuzvendra Chahal Concussion Substitute Call Makes Justin Langer Lash Out At David Boon

The Virat Kohli-led Indian side pipped Australia by 11 runs in the opening T20I of the three-match series on Friday, December 4. Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and his concussion substitute Yuzvendra Chahal played starring roles in the match with their dazzling performance through bat and ball respectively. Apparently, the Chahal concussion substitute call upon Jadeja concussion made Australian coach Justin Langer so furious, that he even lashed out at match referee David Boon during the interval, who was incidentally the man batting with Langer on his Test debut for Australia in 1993.Justin Langer was seen having a heated discussion with match referee David Boon during the mid-innings interval, after the ICC official allowed Ravindra Jadeja to have his replacement take over for Australia’s run-chase. Earlier, Jadeja starred with the 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 the final over of the Indian innings, prompting him to skip team fielding even though he faced the remaining few deliveries while batting.Apart from Langer’s furious reaction, Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques also expressed his opinion over Chahal replacing Jadeja midway in the recently-concluded T20I. After the match, he raised doubts over Chahal’s inclusion being a like-for-like replacement for Jadeja because of the different roles the two cricketers play for their side. Henriques questioned the replacement by saying “From my point of view, it would definitely be one’s an all-rounder and a gun fielder, and the other one is an out-and-out bowler who bats at 11”.