Axar Patel believes his batting position has been affected by the ‘Impact Player’ rule, while Mukesh Kumar wants it to be scrapped if there is no meaningful alternative help for the bowlers, but Sourav Ganguly believes That in a 12-a-side game, only the best all-rounders will survive. Rohit Sharma has made it clear that he is not a big fan of the ‘Impact Player’, a glorified 12-a-side competition that hinders the development of Indian all-rounders, with more and more top national team players opting for their Expressing displeasure.
The ‘Impact Player’ rule, introduced in 2023, allows all IPL teams to substitute a player – batsman or bowler – during their respective innings as per the demands of the match, but it has raised eyebrows in the current season .
Akshar, who sees himself as an all-rounder, admitted that his batting position has been affected due to the rule. “Whoever is making the rules is thinking that everything will work as per the batsman’s convenience. Obviously, it has been difficult (for the bowlers). According to me, it is difficult but obviously you have the opportunity. In that situation, if you have the skills then how can you use them,” Akshar told PTI during a select media interaction.
“Because of the impact bye rule, everyone gets an extra batsman, so they think if the batting unit doesn’t go well then they will use the batsman. And whoever comes to play, it doesn’t take much time and The starters bowl the first ball because they know they have a player in the seventh or eighth position,” he said.
“That’s why I’m not a big fan of the impact player rule, because as an all-rounder I know they’ll either take a proper batsman or a bowler and not an all-rounder.” Axar said that he has already expressed his views on this rule to DC captain Rishabh Pant. “We (Rishabh), Dada (Sourav Ganguly) and Ricky (Ponting) have talked about it. I can play early, but if you want to give a chance to a young player, you have to give him his place, but Because of that (Impact sub rule) I have to come down the order.” Australian great David Warner believes that the ‘Impact Sub’ rule has diminished the role of an all-rounder to some extent in T20 cricket.
“Well, the game is evolving, right. So I think people are just trying to do different things. If you have 15-16 guys on the bench, you know you can do as much as possible.” Want to maximize that? Is the game going to change in the next 10 years? I think the all-round option is gone. We are adapting as cricketers, so we are enjoying it and it is also tactically when you are sitting on the bench, you know, if you are not scoring runs, you want that batsman. Can put in,” Warner said.
Fast bowler Mukesh Kumar believes that this rule is unfair for the bowlers because even if you dismiss four batsmen early, there is no relief.
“If 12 players are not playing at the international level, what is the need in the IPL? With 12 players, even if four wickets have fallen, there is no fear of the next player getting out or making the team stable, they come in. And play their shots so either the nature of the track should be changed or 12 should not be allowed.” Former India captain and DC mentor Sourav Ganguly and head coach Ricky Ponting, however, think otherwise, saying that a good all-rounder will always make it into the playing eleven.
“A little bit (affected) but good all-rounders still play, right? Hardik Pandya is still playing. You look at Rashid, he is playing. He is straight up to 11th, so good players will always play. Glenn Maxwell Obviously, he has taken a bit of a break, Mitch Marsh played for us, although he did not score enough runs for us, but good players will always stand out because they contribute either with the bat or with the ball,” Ganguly said. .
“I don’t think it diminishes the role of the all-rounder, but for average all-rounders you have the option of bringing in a better batsman and a better bowler, but the good ones will always find a place in the team.” Ponting also agreed with Ganguly on this much-discussed topic.
“I think it’s a little bit of both. I think the batting skills have gotten better as well. I think the mentality has changed a little bit. So when you put those three things together, that’s why That we’re seeing these 250-plus scores you know what we saw in our game last night was incredible, for a team to score 125 runs in the power play.
“We were doing some good things as well, but the impact player is definitely helping. You can keep your batting on top. You can allow your batsmen to go out and play with freedom, and then if If you get into trouble you can bring them in, trying to fix things is definitely helping, but for a coach (commentating) it is not ideal and I am not sure that. Whether it’s good for all-rounders or bad for all-rounders it seems to be leading to more runs,” Ponting concluded.
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