A substitute player who “will be able to take a more active part in the contest” will be permitted for each side starting in the future season (IPL 2023) according to a statement released by the Indian Premier League on Friday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tested the idea of tactical substitutions during this season’s domestic T20 tournament, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
“Time for a New season Time for a New rule How big an “impact” will the substitute player have this edition of the #TATAIPL,” IPL captioned its tweet.
The Gujarat Titans, a new team, won the IPL in 2022. On December 23, a mini-auction will be held in Kochi in preparation for the upcoming season.
Impact player: New Rule for the upcoming IPL 2023
The new rule’s specifics have not yet been released. Teams were asked to select four substitutes for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the time of toss, and one of those players could be deployed as an “Impact Player.” Before the end of the 14th over of either inning, the Impact Player might replace any member of the starting XI at any time. He was also allowed to bat and bowl his entire allotment of overs.
The system’s tactical scope was extremely broad, and substitutes were able to perform whatever function they wanted. As long as the team utilized a total of 11 batters, he could replace a hitter who had already been dismissed and still be eligible to bat. The alternative was that he could take the place of a bowler who had already bowled a few overs and still gets to bowl his complete four.
In comparison to other substitution systems that have been employed in the past, the Impact Player rule provides more tactical flexibility.
In the Supersub system, which was previously used in ODIs in 2005 and 2006, the replacement player’s duty was the same as the player he replaced. He was unable to bat if the original player had already been dismissed and was limited to bowling the remaining overs of the replaced player’s quota.
Teams in the Australian Big Bash League (BBL) can change a starting XI player after the ten-over mark in the first innings of a full T20 match. Additionally, the player being replaced should not have bowled more than one over of his allotted overs or batted previously.