Will the impact player rule be abolished from IPL? BCCI secretary breaks silence

• Many changes will be seen in the Indian Premier League before 2025
  
• BCCI secretary breaks silence on 'impact player' rule
  
• Meeting with franchise owners to discuss the rule
  

Many changes can be seen before the Indian Premier League 2025. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary has finally broken his silence on the future of the 'impact player' rule that has been in force in the IPL for the last few seasons. He said that this rule has both advantages and disadvantages and a final decision on this will be taken in a few days.

BCCI Secretary has said a big thing about the 'Impact Player' rule

Talking about the 'Impact Player' rule, the BCCI secretary pointed out both its pros and cons. He admitted that the rule might weaken the role of budding all-rounders, but it gives Indian players an extra spot in the team from where they can showcase their talent.

a decision will be taken soon

The BCCI secretary said that recently we had a meeting with the franchise owners, in which the 'Impact Player' rule was discussed in depth. This rule has both advantages and disadvantages. Its disadvantage is that it limits the role of an all-rounder. However, its positive aspect is that it gives an Indian player a chance to showcase his talent. The game is the most important, we will take a decision on this soon.

Who benefits from the impact player rule?

Under this rule, teams are allowed to include an additional player, who can only bat or bowl. Due to which young and inexperienced all-rounders are not getting a chance to play. Also, teams like Punjab Kings have also benefited from this rule. In IPL 2024, Punjab has included Ashutosh Sharma as an 'impact player', who has given many brilliant performances and has proved to be the emerging player of the season.