#vipraj nigam

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Lungi Ngidi's Horrific Fall — DC Pacer Concussed Trying to Catch Priyansh Arya

Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings

25 April 2026

Delhi Capitals pacer Lungi Ngidi fell awkwardly while attempting to catch PBKS opener Priyansh Arya in DC's IPL 2026 match on 25 April 2026 and sustained a head injury. He was withdrawn from the match under the concussion protocol; Vipraj Nigam was named as the concussion substitute. Ngidi missed several subsequent matches before completing the mandatory concussion layoff.

#IPL 2026#Lungi Ngidi#concussion

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IPL's Concussion-Substitution Rule Under Scrutiny After Multiple 2026 Cases

IPL franchises

May 2026

Multiple concussion-substitution cases in IPL 2026 — including Mitchell Santner replaced by Shardul Thakur (MI), Lungi Ngidi replaced by Vipraj Nigam (DC), and others — have placed the like-for-like principle of the IPL's concussion-replacement rule under public scrutiny. The Santner-Thakur swap drew the loudest criticism for being arguably not like-for-like; other cases have been procedurally cleaner.

#IPL 2026#concussion substitution#like-for-like