India, July 25 -- Sunil Gavaskar has lashed out at the ICC for introducing the concussion-sub rule back in 2019, which he feels is for the weak-hearted, and has urged for a new committee to be formed in the wake of Rishabh Pant's injury. Pant's fractured foot has reopened the debate around the need for a new substitute rule, which allows the player to bat or bowl, replacing the injured cricketer with someone else with similar skills. For example: A wicketkeeper for a wicketkeeper, an all-rounder for an all-rounder and likewise - if the injury is external, such as the one in Pant's case.

Having said that, Gavaskar was critical of the current concussion-sub rule, which allows a player to be replaced following a concussion. Marnus Labuschag...