BCCI Set To Change T20 Cricket Landscape By Introducing Substitute Player Rule In T20 Tournaments Including IPL

New Delhi: Cricket is a game of expectations and surprises. The new BCCI rule would just take it to the new heights and might also change the landscape in the game of Cricket. Once it is introduced, the new ‘Impact Player’ rule would allow team to substitute one of their on field players with a fresh one after  course of 10 overs.

BCCI is planning to introduce this ‘Impact Player’ or substitute player rule in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and other domestic T20 tournaments, including the Indian premier League 2023 season.

However, This is not a new rule. It was already introduced in the Big Bash League or BBL as ‘X-Factor Player’ rule. According to which a team would be able to get their 12th or 13th player in after 12 over.

According to a report in the Indian Express, the rule will allow teams to replace any one member of their playing XI during a match but Teams need to give the list of their four replacement before the match starts and only one of them would be able to take part in the substitution.

The rule is quite similar to the one in soccer and is believed to bring more competitiveness and positive change to the game. The game of Cricket is ever growing and this could be a really influential step that may even be a part of international cricket in the future.