Have a look at the IPL Substitute players and all about the Impact Player rule meaning in 2024
The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, a franchise T-20 cricket league is around the corners. Ten teams will compete in the tournament, which takes place from March 22 to May 26, 2024.
The reigning champions, Chennai Super Kings, are the equal most successful franchise in the tournament’s history with Mumbai Indians, having defeated Gujarat Titans to win their fifth championship the previous season.
IPL 2024 impact player substitute rule meaning explained for foreign and Indian players
Prior to going to auction, the 10 franchises retained 173 players for the 2024 Indian Premier League. Before the auction started, seven players were traded between teams.
Meanwhile, Impact Player, toss adjustments, and updated wides and no-ball regulations are just a few of the significant rule changes that IPL 2024 brings to the action-packed competition. The Impact Player regulation that was implemented the previous year will remain in force.
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The Impact Player rule
The ‘Impact Player’ regulation provides more tactical flexibility than other systems that have been employed in the past in India and overseas
A single replacement player who can bat and bowl was introduced for the first time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2023. However, the league has since mandated that the Impact Player must be an Indian unless a team’s starting XI has less than four foreign players.
A team may field up to four foreign players each match in the Indian Premier League (IPL). If four foreign players are nominated in the starting XI, an Indian player must be selected as a replacement.
As agreed upon before to the toss, the impact substitute for the IPL must come from a list of four players. Before the commencement of an innings, at the conclusion of an over, upon the fall of a wicket, or upon a batter’s retirement, substitutions may be made.
The player who has been substituted out cannot participate in the game again, not even on the pitch. Any player from the starting XI may be substituted at any time before the 14th over of either innings concludes. The substitute may bat and bowl his entire allotted number of overs.