New Delhi, April 24 -- Controversy erupted during the IPL 2026 match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) that took place at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. During the 17th over of Chennai Super Kings' innings, New Zealand's Mitchell Santner fell down while attempting a catch to dismiss Kartik Sharma.

Mitchell Santner landed on the ground in an awkward manner on his left shoulder. The replays, though, showed that his head in fact hit the ground while taking the catch. Following his fall, though, Santner was seen applying an ice pack on the injured shoulder while watching the proceedings from the dugout.

Technically, yes. Shardul Thakur does qualify as a concussion substitute in place of Mitchell Santner since the ...