Taking a leaf from the Big Bash League’s innovation playbook, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will introduce the ‘Impact Player’ rule within the subsequent version of the Indian Premier League as properly.
“The BCCI wishes to introduce the concept of ‘Impact Player’, wherein participating teams can replace a member of their playing XI during a T20 match depending on the context of the game,” the BCCI mentioned in a press release.
As per the rule, groups can exchange one member of their enjoying XI in the course of the match, in the event that they really feel it will be helpful.
Time for a brand new session 😃
Time for a brand new rule😎
How massive of an “impact” will the substitute participant have on this version #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/19mNntUcUW
– Indian Premier League (@IPL) December 2, 2022
Earlier, the Indian Cricket Board has launched the rule in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (India’s home T20 match).
Delhi’s 22-year-old Hrithik Shokeen turned the primary influence participant and helped his group win by 71 runs within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
In the Big Bash League in Australia, an ‘X-factor participant’, designated as twelfth or thirteenth man on the group sheet, might come into play after the tenth over of the primary innings and exchange any participant who has not but performed. Has batted until, or has not bowled a couple of over. A substitute participant might bowl a most of 4 overs, no matter whether or not the participant he changed has bowled.
The use of an influence participant just isn’t obligatory and it’s as much as the groups whether or not they want to use one or not. An influence participant might be launched at any time earlier than the completion of the 14th over of any innings.
The captain, head coach and group supervisor should inform the on-field officers or the fourth umpire concerning the introduction of the influence participant.
An injured participant might not take part within the match if the group fields an influence participant to exchange him. Otherwise, an influence participant could also be launched solely after one over has been accomplished. However, if an influence participant is utilized by a group, and an damage happens, the identical guidelines apply as they at present do beneath enjoying circumstances.
For the batting group, an influence participant could also be launched on the fall of a wicket or throughout an innings break. The group must inform the fourth umpire on this regard.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
