In the wake of Rishabh Pant's injury during the fourth Test of the recent Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has now confirmed to permit a replacement for seriously injured players. The rule will now be applicable to only multi-day matches in the Indian domestic cricket tournaments, run by BCCI or its associates for the 2025-26 season and onwards. The BCCI has inserted a new condition into its Playing Conditions in the Serious Injury clause where a player who has sustained an extreme injury in an ongoing game which does not enable him to participate any further in the game, then a replacement can be permitted in such instance. Here is what the latest law reads, as quoted by Cricbuzz: "If a player sustains a serious injury during the course of the relevant match, a Serious Injury Replacement may be permitted in the following circumstances. The serious injury must have been sustained during play and within the playing area described in clause," The rule shall become effective from as early as the Duleep Trophy 2025, which is the beginning of the next domestic season. The teams are likely to welcome the rule with the smile of their face, but the board must remain cautious of potential loophole exploitations, which may result in unfair gain. Also Read | Rajasthan Royals End CSK Talks, Eye Deal with This Franchise for Sanju Samson But so far, no official statement about the said rule has been issued by the Indian cricketing authorities. After the Manchester Test, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir had also joined hands in favor of giving replacement to players who have suffered serious injury(s) in the course of a game. He feels that if match referees can judge the seriousness of the injury, and they so deem it, then an injury replacement can always be given to that specific player. "Absolutely, I'm all for it. If the umpires and the match referee sees and feels that is a major injury, I think it's very important. It's very important to have this rule where you can get a substitute—that is, if it's very visible. There's nothing wrong in doing that, especially in a series like this where it's been such a closely-fought series in the previous three Test matches. Imagine if we would've had to play with 10 men against 11. How unfortunate would this be for us," he had opined.