UPDATE 1-Cricket-Bravo retires hurt morning after being hit by bouncer

West Indies batsman Darren Bravo retired hurt in the second test against India in Jamaica on Monday, the morning after being struck on his batting helmet by a bouncer.

Bravo was hit by a short delivery from Jasprit Bumrah in the final over on Sunday, but batted on and saw out the last two balls. He returned for the start of day four, but lasted only three overs before deciding to retire hurt on 23 and he left the field to be examined by a doctor.

Soon afterwards, Jermaine Blackwood was named as a concussion substitute and went out to bat following the fall of the fourth wicket. Blackwood, a Jamaican who was not in the original squad, was 33 out at lunch, while Shamarh Brooks was 36.

West Indies were 145 for four in their second innings, chasing 468 for victory. They lost two wickets in the morning session, Roston Chase lbw to Ravindra Jadega for 12, while Shimron Hetmyer was caught at cover off Ishant Sharma for one.

Blackwood became the second test concussion substitute after Marnus Labuschagne, who replaced Steve Smith in the Australian team during the second Ashes test against England less than a month ago. In that situation, Smith retired hurt after being felled by a Jofra Archer bouncer during Australia's first innings.

Though Smith returned to the crease 40 minutes later and was dismissed before stumps, he was ruled out of the remainder of the test the following morning after experiencing the effects of delayed concussion. Because Smith was already out in the first innings, Labuschagne batted only in the second innings.

In the case of West Indies, however, the team is likely to have 12 batsmen take the crease in a single innings.

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