For the last two years, we have been seeing the rule of Impact Player in the Indian Premier League i.e. IPL, which some people are liking and some are unhappy with this rule. Former South African cricketer and Lucknow Super Giants fielding coach Jonty Rhodes is also not a fan of the impact player rule. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) first implemented this rule as an experiment in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament and later it was implemented in the IPL. This rule has limited the role of the all-rounder. This is what Jonty Rhodes has to say. Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have also criticized this rule.
Jonty Rhodes believes that the impact player rule is eliminating the role of all-rounders. He has also said that it is leading to high scoring matches and people are liking it, but there is a price to be paid for it. News 18 quoted Jonty Rhodes as saying, “I am in favor of correct use of the impact player rule, because the players are playing almost with freedom, so I am just concerned about the role of an all-rounder, because it is a simple But it plays an important role in cricket and you need it for 50 overs, Test cricket and all other T20 matches as well.”
He added, “So I’m not a big fan of that impact player rule and maybe I’m not smart enough to understand what the right strategy is to use that player, but again I say that’s my decision.” I don’t know when to send a player in, so I’m always open to changes and trying things to make it more exciting and entertaining. That certainly happened and there were big scores on the board last season, but I’m still really concerned about the role of the all-rounder, the importance of the role of the all-rounder in T20 cricket and the impact player rule, which certainly makes it Finishing it.”
