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5. Covid-19 replacements

Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, matches in the international and domestic circuit came to a halt for quite a time. However, as soon as things started getting back to normal and the matches resumed, the International Cricket Council (ICC) brought another rule in place.

As per the new Covid-19 replacement rule, teams are allowed to replace players displaying symptoms of COVID-19 during a series or tournament. In line with concussion replacements, the match referee will approve the nearest like-for-like replacement.

Apart from the international and domestic circuit, the rule was also applied in the toughest franchise-based league in the world after the nod from the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Since then, several franchises have used the rule to replace the Covid hit players.