Speaking after the match in the post-match presser, Buttler said as quoted by ESPNCricinfo, "It is not a like-for-like replacement. We do not agree with that. Either Shivam Dube has put on about 25mph with the ball or Harshit has really improved his batting.

"Either Shivam Dube has put on about 25mph with the ball or Harshit has really improved his batting," says the England captain

Shivam Dube, playing his first game of the series, made Jos Buttler pay for a tough drop first ball. Adil Rashid has had a stranglehold over India’s middle order in the last couple of games, but Dube played him brilliantly, taking 25 from his 11 balls from England’s wizard of a leg-spinner.

Skipper Jos Buttler was lone warrior for England in the 1st T20I against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Buttler's half-century kept England afloat after they were down to 83/5 at one stage. While Buttler was the only Englishman to score 20-plus runs, only two other batters scored in double-figures.

The England skipper wasn't happy with Indian team management's decision to play Harshit Rana as a concussion substitute for all-rounder Shivam Dube in the fourth T20I on Friday

Batting all-rounder Shivam Dube struck 53 off 34 balls before going off the field with a concussion; pace bowler Harshit Rana took his place and claimed three wickets to fire India to victory over England in fourth T20;