‘Impact Player’ rule to likely keep its place in IPL despite several complaints: Report

The meeting between the BCCI and all ten Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise owners is all set to take place on July 31, ahead of the mega auction for next season. During the meeting, one of the main things that will be discussed will be the future of the ‘Impact Player’ rule. Earlier, star players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had voiced their opinions on the rule and had expressed their disappointments.

The ‘Impact Player’ rule allows teams to essentially play with 12 players, meaning that they can add an extra batter or bowler at any point of the match.

Rohit had suggested that he is not a big fan of the rule, while Kohli had also shared the same opinion.

“Eventually, cricket is played by 11 players, not 12 players. I am not a big fan of ‘Impact Player’, you are taking out so much from the game just because of a little bit of entertainment, for people around. I can give you so many examples, guys like Washington Sundar, and Shivam Dube are not getting to bowl. For us, it is not a good thing you know. I don’t know what you can do about it but I am not a fan of it, frankly speaking,” Rohit had said.

“I agree with Rohit. Entertainment is one aspect of the game but there is no balance,” said Kohli.

Despite calls for the rule to be removed, a report in Sportstar has claimed that the ‘Impact Player’ rule is likely to keep its place for the upcoming IPL season.

“Several stakeholders – including the franchises and the broadcasters – believe that the new rule has only made the tournament more intense and at the same time, more competitive,” the report claimed.

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