Rohit Sharma not a fan of Impact Player rule in IPL

India captain Rohit Sharma has said that he is not a big fan of the Impact Player Rule in the Indian Premier League. Speaking on the Club Prairie Podcast ahead of Mumbai's match against Punjab, the former MI captain has said that the substitution rule has the potential to halt the development of all-rounders in at the top tier of Indian cricket.

The IPL adopted the Impact Player Rule from the Big Bash League in 2023. Before the implementation at the top tier, the rule was tested in the domestic circuit in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2022. Since then, the IPL teams have effectively used the rule to substitute in a specialist bowler or a batter depending on the conditions of the game.

According to the Law, teams can change one player in the middle of the game to suit the conditions of the match and the ground better to their favour.