Impact Player Rule

The Impact Player rule, introduced during the Indian Premier League 2023, allows teams to substitute a player - batter or bowler - as per the demands of the match.

X/Indian Premier League : Indian Premier League team captains (from left) Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals), Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals), Ishan Kishan (Sunrisers Hyderabad, interim) and Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians) interact in Mumbai ahead of the meeting with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

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File : Sourav Ganguly believes that the impact player rule is here to stay amid criticism from current Indian stars.

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AP Photo/R. Parthibhan : Chennai Super Kings' Noor Ahmad, centre, celebrates with teammate Mahendra Singh Dhoni the dismissal of Mumbai Indians' Tilak Verma, left, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians in Chennai.

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Punjab won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2023.

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X/BCCI : The Indian Premier League trophy.

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X/BCCI : IPL trophy.

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AP : Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli en route his century against Rajasthan Royals in match of Indian Premier League 2024.

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BCCI : Former Indian Team Head Coach Ravi Shastri backed the Impact Player Rule in IPL.

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X/@IPL : Chennai Super Kings' Shivam Dube has been unstoppable in IPL 2024 so far.

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X/mufaddal_vohra : BCCI secretary Jay Shah

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Surjeet Yadav/AP : Delhi Capitals' Axar Patel celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen during their Indian Premier League match in New Delhi on April 20, 2024.

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