Impact player rule has been introduced in IPL since last year. World Cup-winning captains like Ricky Ponting felt that this rule would reduce the need for all-rounders. Many did not want to accept. They felt that one batsman or one bowler could be used better because of the impact player rule. This time IPL has the same rules as last time.
Let's see how much impact did those impact players make?
After the impact player rule, cricket in IPL is no longer an 11-man game. Now it is not necessary to choose the first eleven. An impact player also has to be selected. Earlier, the game was played by 11 players, but now it is played by 12 players. The IPL authorities have also informed that there is no need to announce the team before the toss. As a result, after winning or losing the toss, the captain of the team decides whether to keep the extra batsman or the extra bowler in the team. This has been the case in almost all cases over the past year. Sometimes a batsman is replaced by a bowler as required. For example, Delhi Capitals dropped Abhishek Pordel in place of Ricky Bhui in the IPL this time. Because the team needed a batter at that time.John Batter needed the team. Abhishek's 10-ball 32 shows what an impact player can do.
In the last IPL, however, impact players did not have that impact with the bat. Batters batting as an impact player averaged 20.62. The strike rate was 129.3. The batsmen averaged 26.72 in the entire competition there. Strike rate 141.71. They suddenly went down to bat at the end of the innings and couldn't score any runs. Rather, the influence of the bowlers was more. The bowlers who came to the field as impact players took 60 wickets. Economy Rate 9.11. There the economy rate of the bowlers in the entire competition was 8.84.
Pranab Roy believes that this rule of impact players has made cricket more attractive. The former Bengal cricketer said, "Due to this rule, cricket is now a 12-man game. Every team can play an extra batsman or bowler. It is a big advantage for any team. The game has become more interesting. The work of coaches, captains has increased. Now we have to think. Also with impact players.”
Impact player entry signal by umpire
Most of the impact players didn't make that impact last year.Couldn't make an impact that way. But several cricketers have been found out for this impact player rule. This bar will look at how teams use the Impact Player rule.
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