Mumbai Mumbai. In the IPL Governing Council meeting held on Saturday, it was decided to continue the much-discussed Impact Player rule for the IPL 2025 season. The Impact Sub was introduced during IPL 2023 and since then public opinion has been divided regarding this rule. Even at the BCCI's meeting with team owners in early July, some franchises like Delhi Capitals were completely in favor of retaining the impact player rule, primarily because it reduced the importance of all-rounders. “We really didn't feel the need to remove the impact player rule because it adds a new dimension to the game and gives the team something to think about. It's also good for the fans,” a source told PTI after the Governing Council meeting. it's exciting.”
In fact, the nine highest scores in the IPL were scored since the introduction of the Impact Player rule and teams often crossed the 220 and even 250 mark with ease in IPL 2024. “We recently had a conversation with the franchise owners. The impact player rule has its own advantages and disadvantages. The downside is that it makes the all-rounder's role redundant. The positive side is that it gives an opportunity to the Indian player to showcase his talent. BCCI secretary Jay Shah had recently said.Under the impact player rule, the team is allowed to change any player from the starting eleven and bring in a specialist batsman or bowler as per the match situation.This rule This could also mean that CSK's 'forever captain' Mahendra Singh Dhoni can play another season of IPL, while Shivam Dubey will play solely as a slugger.
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