New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Jos Buttler's contention that Harshit Rana was not a like for like replacement, as necessitated by the ICC rules, for Shivam Dube during the 4th T20I at Pune, has now received support from former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin who compared the decision to that of impact player rule in the IPL.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said,"The game is done. India capture yet another series at home. T20I has been a real juggernaut of a win. What was this game? It was like a replica of the IPL. Supersub was there, and the game was played with an impact player," Ashwin said on his YouTube channel 'Ash Ki Baat'.

"The entire discussion is about how Harshit Rana came in as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube. Did...