Bowlers will be allowed to use saliva on the ball in IPL 2025. The decision was made by IPL following a meeting on Thursday at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, where most of the franchise captains expressed support for the change to the decision-makers of the tournament.
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin backed the Impact Player rule that is prevalent in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he believes that it adds a bit more value for "strategy".
At the Indian Premier League (IPL) owners meet, which was organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Delhi Capitals (DC) was against the impact player rule while Sunrisers Hyderabad was (SRH) in favour of seven retentions, according to ESPNcricinfo.
As per ESPNCricinfo, this meeting will be behind the closed doors and will be taking place in Mumbai at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters. The member of ownership teams will be representing each franchise.
In this memorable streak of eight wins, emerged a lot of superstars for India. While all-time greats like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli stepped up when it mattered the most out of habit, some future legends of the game like Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav etc al
In 85 matches for RCB from 2011-17, Gayle scored 3,163 runs at an average of 43.33 and a strike rate of over 152, with five centuries and 19 fifties. His best score is 175*.
Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru player Chirs Gayle joked about coming in as an impact substitute for the franchise and reminisced about his time with the IPL outfit.
Rajasthan Royals fast bowling coach Shane Bond acknowledged his liking for the impact rule and hopes which was introduced for the current edition of the ongoing Indian Premier League and hopes that it stays for the next season as well.
The Impact Player rule has been a hot topic of debate during the IPL 2024 and Shastri said the rule has contributed to many compelling finishes in the ongoing edition.
The Impact Player rule has been a hot topic of debate during the IPL 2024 and the BCCI Secretary said that the rule is not "permanent," and a decision on its use in future IPL editions would be made after a conversation with stakeholders following the 2024 T20 World Cup