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England captain Jos Buttler took a cheeky swipe at India during the toss of the 5th T20I in Mumbai in a clear reference to the concussion substitute controversy from the previous game. During the toss Buttler announced that England would be playing with "four impact subs", making a pointed remark that did not go unnoticed.

The concussion substitute controversy has been making headlines since the end of the match, sparked by the introduction of Harshit Rana as a replacement.

Rana came in for Shivam Dube, who suffered a blow to the helmet in the final over of India's innings during the 4th T20I, raising questions about the legitimacy of the substitution.

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Buttler said his players needed to have executed plans better in the series, while taking a dig at India saying that, "We have four impact subs in our team (for this match)."

His remark was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the 'concussion sub' controversy in the fourth T201, where India brought in pacer Harshit Rana in place of a concussed Shivam Dube -- a batting all-rounder who bowls military medium pace.

"We played some good cricket in patches. We should have executed it better though. Need to grab the special moments in the game. There's a good vibe in the team, it's a good venue and it's a great crowd. It's a good wicket, Mark Wood comes back in. Both teams are high-octane. We have four impact subs in our team," said Buttler at the toss.

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India have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

India Playing XI: Sanju Samson (w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy.

England Playing XI: Philip Salt (w), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.