BCCI can re-evaluate Impact Player rule after IPL 2024: Jay Shah

10/05/2024

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah believes the ‘Impact Player’ rule, which has divided opinion in the ongoing IPL 2024, can be reviewed if stakeholders wish, given that it was introduced as a ‘test case’. The impact player rule has significantly impacted the current edition, with teams exceeding the 250-run barrier eight times thus far. Players, coaches, and analysts have all pointed out the issues that the impact player rule presents to bowlers, claiming that it allows teams to have prolonged batting lineups.

India captain Rohit Sharma said the rule hurts all-rounders because they do not receive enough bowling opportunities. “Impact player rule was brought in as a test case. On the bright side, it is providing additional playing opportunities to two Indian players,” he said in an interaction with select media at the BCCI office on Thursday. “Isn’t it important that two Indian players are getting a chance? The game is also becoming more competitive,” he added.

Shah stated that all parties would convene to decide which will most likely occur after the T20 World Cup. “But still, if the players feel that this is not alright we will speak on it. However, no one has said anything about it yet. After the IPL and the World Cup, we will have a meeting and decide,” he said. “After the World Cup, we will consult with players, franchise and broadcasters and decide about the future course. It’s not a permanent rule nor am I saying we will move past it,” he added.

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Jay Shah stated that India’s T20 World Cup-bound players for the Caribbean and the United States, who are currently involved in the IPL, do not require rest because the competition serves as ideal preparation for the mega event. “Why do you want to rest players? This is (as good as a) practice session, you cannot get any better opportunity (to prepare) than this,” Shah said.

“There is a cosmopolitan team in front of you, one team has a bowler from New Zealand, the other has a bowler from Australia and the next one has a bowler from Sri Lanka,” he added. Shah believes that the IPL is the ideal approach for Indian players to prepare for the World Cup because it allows Jasprit Bumrah to assess a marauding batter like Travis Head ahead of time. “If we rest a bowler he won’t get a chance to bowl at Travis Head. When (Jasprit) Bumrah will bowl to Travis Head, he will understand where to bowl to him and how. There is no better opportunity,” he said.

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