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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X/IPL : IPL 2026 Captains Meet: Impact Player Rule To Stay, Ball Change Discussed – Report

IPL 2026 Captains Meet: Impact Player Rule To Stay, Ball Change Discussed – Report

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

Sourav Ganguly Throws Weight Behind IPL’s Impact Player Rule, Backs Aquib Nabi To Hog Limelight This Season

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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.

IPL 2025: MS Dhoni Comes In Support Of Impact Player Rule, Says 'It's How T20 Cricket Has Evolved'

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Punjab won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2023.

BCCI Scraps Impact Player Rule For Upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Tournament

BY PTI

X/BCCI : The Indian Premier League trophy.

IPL Governing Council Meeting: New Rules On Retentions, Impact Player | What We Know

BY Outlook Sports Desk

X/BCCI : IPL trophy.

BCCI May Review Impact Player, Two Bouncer Rules Ahead Of Syed Mushtaq Ali 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.

Virat Kohli Feels Impact Player Rule has 'Disrupted The Balance' Of The Game

BY PTI

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

IPL 2024: Ravi Shastri, Ravichandran Ashwin Throw Weight Behind 'Impact Player' Rule

BY PTI

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

Impact Player Rule In IPL: A Boon or Bane? BCCI Opens Up, Says 'Will Consult Players, Franchises'

BY Outlook Sports Desk

X/mufaddal_vohra : BCCI secretary Jay Shah

IPL's Impact Player Rule Implemented As Test Case, Subject To Revision, Says Jay Shah

BY PTI

Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary : IPL 2024: DC vs MI

IPL 2024: Another High-Scoring Thriller; Does It Really Excite People Anymore?

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IPL/BCCI : Varun Chakravarthy's tight bowling against Delhi Capitals propelled Kolkata Knight Riders towards victory.

IPL 2024: KKR's Varun Chakravarthy Stresses On Mental Resilience After Top Spell

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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.

IPL 2024: Axar Patel Joins In Criticism Of Impact Player Rule, Here's What He Said...

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