Learning from Australia’s Big Bash League innovation playbook, the Cricket Board of Control in India will introduce the impact player rule in the next edition of the Indian Premier League. Now player substitution will be seen in IPL like football. BCCI is preparing to implement this concept. After this rule goes into effect, you will see 12 players playing on a team. Although according to the rules only 10 wickets will be out. Regarding this rule, BCCI has sent a notice to all IPL franchises.
The Cricket Board of Control in India wants to introduce the concept of Impact Player in the upcoming IPL season. Which teams can switch a member of their playing XI to during a T20 match based on the context of the game. This was stated by the BCCI in one of its communiqués. According to the directive, the new rule will be explained in detail soon. BCCI wrote in its circular sent to all state associations, with the growing popularity of T20 cricket, it is necessary for us to introduce new dimensions. What will make this format more attractive. In the report it is said that the tactical substitution rule will be exactly like this. As implemented in the national tournament T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
During the match draw, the captain of both teams must give the names of 4-4 substitute players. In these, both teams will be able to substitute one player each in the starting eleven of both teams. But there will always be 11 players on the field. According to the rules, the replaced player will play the entire match. After being benched out of the match, the substituted player will not return to the field. Both teams can change players until the 14th.
Any player can be replaced through the Tactical Substitution rule. Even if he came out after hitting. The player entering the field as a substitute will also bowl his bat or four overs for the prescribed quota. If a player replaces a sacked batsman, then one of the remaining batsmen on the remaining team will have to leave batting. In the same year, Delhi had replaced their player Hrithik Shokeen in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament under this rule. This was the first experiment in any T20 tournament in India.