Jay Shah on impact player rule in IPL: The impact player rule was introduced in the IPL from the 2023 season, which was also criticized a lot in the recent season. Many players including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli openly opposed this rule. Since then, there are speculations whether this rule will be retained in IPL 2025 or not, now BCCI secretary Jay Shah has also reacted to this.

Due to the impact player rule in IPL 2024, we got to see a lot of high scoring matches and the fear of getting out among the batsmen was almost over. Due to this, the difficulties for the bowlers had increased a lot and the role of all-rounder players was also almost over. Due to this, there was a lot of opposition to this rule and now Jay Shah has also accepted that he has accepted the disadvantages of the impact player rule.

What did Jai Shah say about the impact player rule?

Talking about the impact player rule in IPL, Jay Shah said that we had a long discussion about this in the recent meeting with the franchise owners. We also had a long discussion among our domestic teams. It has positive and negative aspects. The negative is that it affects the all-rounders and the positive side is that it gives an opportunity to an additional Indian player. We should also think about the broadcasters. As an administrator, the game is important for me. Let's see what feedback we get about this.

What is the impact player rule?

Let us tell you that under the impact player rule, the batting team gets the option to exclude a player and include a batsman and the bowling team gets the option to include a bowler if needed. During the toss, the captains of both the teams submit a list of their players who can be used as impact players. In IPL 2024, we saw many big players using this rule. However, with its arrival, the utility of all-rounder players has reduced. Teams include specialist batsman or bowler as impact player as per the need.