Australia’s limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch coped a blow on his head during Victoria’s Sheffield Shield clash with New South Wales at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday (November 30).

As per a report in cricket.com.au, Finch suffered delayed concussion and hence had to be substituted out with Travis Dean coming in as his replacement for the remainder of the match.

Finch, who was stationed at short leg, was hit on his helmet when Steve O’Keefe played a flick off James Pattinson during the first session on Day 2.

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Having assessed on the ground immediately by Doctor Trevor James, Finch continued fielding. However, Cricket Victoria later confirmed that the 33-year-old experienced “delayed concussion symptoms” during the Lunch break.

Dean, who replaced Finch, was playing for his Premier Cricket side Footscray at Windy Hill in Melbourne’s north-west when he was informed that he needed to go to the MCG.

The concussion substitute rule has been in place in the Sheffield Shield since the 2017-18 season and was introduced into international cricket earlier this year, with Marnus Labuschagne becoming Test cricket’s first replacement player when Steve Smith was hit on the helmet by a ferocious bouncer by Jofra Archer during the Ashes.

ICC's decision on concussion substitutes was introduced in men's and women's international cricket and first-class cricket worldwide from August 1, 2019.

Under the new ICC rule, a player who has been concussed either while batting, bowling or on the field, can be withdrawn from the game and be replaced subject to approval by the match referee.

During the Ashes series in England, Marnus Labuschagne became Test cricket’s first concussion substitute when Steve Smith was hit on the helmet by a nasty Jofra Archer bouncer.