Pune, Feb. 1 -- India's bowling coach Morne Morkel defended the decision to bring in right-arm seamer Harshit Rana as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube during the fourth T20I against England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Friday.

The decision, approved by the match referee, did not sit well with England captain Jos Buttler, who questioned whether Rana was a like-for-like replacement for Dube.

Dube, who contributed with his bat, as he scored an important fifty for his team, was hit on the head in the final over, and had mild headache symptoms at the innings break, prompting India to request a concussion substitute.

Explaining the process, Morkel stated that the final decision was beyond the team's control.

"Shi...