Kerala's Jalaj Saxena was visibly unhappy with the concussion substitute rule after Gujarat's Ravi Bishnoi suffered an injury during the Ranji Trophy semi-final. Instead of a like-for-like replacement, Gujarat named all-rounder Hemang Patel as the substitute. Jalaj criticized the move, claiming it violated the like-for-like concussion substitute rule, as Bishnoi wouldn't have batted so high.