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Suresh Raina Slams IPL Impact Player Rule Over Inflated Scores
The IPL lets teams use an Impact Player during a match.
Teams choose five possible substitutes after the toss.
One of those substitutes can enter at any point.
Suresh Raina says this rule gives teams extra batting choices.
He believes those choices have made scores bigger.
He also says bowlers face more pressure.
The criticism suggests that many fit players may bat and then sit out.
The article says batting strike rates passed 150 across four seasons.
Former India batter Suresh Raina criticized the IPL’s Impact Player rule.
Raina said extra batting options have inflated scores and increased pressure on bowlers.
The Impact Player rule was introduced in the IPL in 2023.
Teams submit five substitution options after the toss and can use one during the match.
Collective IPL batting strike rates have exceeded 150 across four seasons.
- Who
- Former India batter and IPL player Suresh Raina.
- What
- Raina criticized the Impact Player substitution rule in the Indian Premier League.
- Where
- The Indian Premier League.
- When
- The rule was introduced in 2023; batting strike rates have exceeded 150 across four seasons.
- Why
- Raina says extra batting options inflate scores and put more pressure on bowlers.
Key facts
- Rule
- The Impact Player rule allows one substitute to enter during a match.
- Introduced
- 2023
- Substitution options
- Teams submit five options after the toss.
- Batting trend
- Collective IPL batting strike rates have exceeded 150 across four seasons.
- Raina’s criticism
- He says extra batting options have inflated scores.
- Effect on bowlers
- Raina says the rule has increased pressure on bowlers.
Quotes
Suresh Raina
Former Indian cricketer and four-time IPL winner with Chennai Super Kings
“I am against the Impact player rule. A lot of fit players also bat and just sit down. How will you improve? There is no such rule in the World Cup. I understand the entertainment factor, but there is nothing left for the bowlers,”
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“Earlier, 170 was a competitive score, but now 250 is being chased as well. Even 300 is being scored. Leave something for the bowlers. There is no wicket-taking option,”
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