BCCI set to introduce 'impact player' rule in IPL 2023

BCCI is all set to introduce a new 'impact player' rule in the IPL 2023.

The impact player rule will allow the captains to replace one player in the playing XI with a substitute, during a match.

This rule was already under trial in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, where teams were given an opportunity to substitute one player as a tactical substitution.

According to the 'impact player', a team can have four pre-decided substitute players who can be called as "tactical substitutions" and one of them can be used in a match situation.

However, any such substitute has to be introduced, if required, before or by the end of the 14th over of a team's innings.

As the IPL teams gear up for the upcoming mini-auction on December 23, BCCI believes that the 'impact player' rule will bring a new dimension to the strategic viewpoint of the game and also make the format interesting.

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