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| | Jamaica Gleaner - Something good for cricket - Sunday | May 22, 2005 |
 | | According to the recommendation, the substitution, as it is in soccer, could take place at any time during a match, the player substituted would be ruled out for the remainder of the match, and both the substituted player and the substitute would receive a cap as a player during the match. |
 | | As great a game as cricket is, it has always been strange that a bit of bad luck an injury to a top batsman or a top bowler during a match could have been allowed, for so long, to decide the fate of a match. |
 | | According to Gavaskar and company, a substitute player will make the game more interesting because a team in trouble will then have a chance to bring in someone who can change things, and that, as it is in soccer, is good for the game as a contest. |
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