new Delhi: Preparations for the 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) have begun. The mini auction of IPL 2023 has been organized in Kerala on 23 December. On the other hand, now on the other hand BCCI is bringing updates in the rules of cricket. Recently the board has given a major update regarding the Impact Player Rule. This rule is about foreign players.
In the Impact Player Rule, 12 players will play in the playing XI. Under this rule, the team can replace any one of its players in the middle of the match. The captain and coach of the team have to tell 4 options of the impact player before the toss. After that during the match the team can replace any one of these players.
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At the same time, now the new update told by the BCCI is about the foreign player. The update details when an overseas player can be substituted under the Impact Player Rule.
It has been told in this new update that if any team has to field its foreign player during the match, then it is mandatory to have 3 foreign players in the playing eleven. If the team’s playing XI already includes four foreign players, then no team can replace him as a foreign player.
Let us inform that, any team can get the benefit of Impact Player Rule only till the 14th over. During the match, if a team replaces a player after 14 overs, then it will be against the rules. At the same time, the replaced player will get to bowl full four overs of batting and bowling.