Impact Player Rule: Senior players like Mishra, Chawla, Mohit could become ‘effective’ in IPL | Cricket News


NEW DELHI: The new rule of having an “Impact Player” at the upcoming IPL may well be the “second wind” some veteran players need at the end of their careers, feel coaches and experts associated with various franchises.
The ‘Impact Player Rule’ allows a team to have four such players named in a squad of 15 before the game and they can be replaced at any time during a team’s innings by the 14th most .
However, this player must be an Indian in case the eleven player has the four foreign players. Only if the eleven player has three foreign players, then a foreign player comes in place of another as an “impact substitute”.

Call it a coincidence but four veterans, Amit Mishra (40) (166 wickets), Piyush Chawla (157 wickets), 34, Mohit Sharma (92 wickets) and Ishant Sharma (84 wickets) whose careers in India are all but more were bought at their respective base prices of Rs 50 lakh during the auction.
Mishra was chosen by Lucknow Super Giants, who have two pairs of battle-hardened coaches and mentors Gautam Gambhir-Vijay Dahiya. Delhi Capitals played Ishant, while Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra, who played alongside Mohit during the latter’s best years at CSK, decided to give him a chance.
Not to mention the crafty Chawla, who made his Test debut over 16 summers ago as a teenager, is back with the Mumbai Indians.
“Amit Mishra is a fantastic call from Gautam and his coaching staff. Look, you don’t need to check his skills as he is among the top three wicket takers of all time in the IPL. Yes, he’s 40, not the best of defenders and can’t hit six at the end. But now you don’t have to keep him in the playing XI for the whole time,” PTI told PTI. a national coach, who worked closely with Gambhir. on condition of anonymity.

“If we understand Gautam a bit, Mishra will be used as an ‘Impact Player’ in some games. All you have to do is keep him on the court for eight overs when needed. Four overs from his bowling and four overs from the other end and have it finished in 14th if Lucknow plays first.
“If they play second, he can be brought in accordingly so that the team’s fielding plans are not hampered. That’s how you can use Amit optimally. He can always do better that many youngsters and some of the big-budget foreign players in front of 50,000 people can stand against him. All you need is to hide him in the field for four overs. It’s possible.
Same goes for Chawla who is a savvy bowler and former Indian player and analyst Deep Dasgupta thinks ‘Impact Player’ is a boon for all those one dimensional players who were losing IPL contracts because the demands of the game have now changed.
“Mumbai Indians may not need Piyush at Wankhede at all. But if they are playing Chepauk, then why not? He is a smart operator, and he can still make a difference if he is used wisely.
“For me, Impact Player is a rule that will bring more specialists into the game. We are looking more and more for multi-dimensional skills, but even 1-D players will remain in business,” Dasgupta said.
Like Ishant Sharma and Mukesh Kumar could be used by Ricky Ponting in the same innings.
“If there’s a swing offer, you can use Mukesh first because he’s throwing good channels and finish him off on 10th and you can always bring in Ishant and use him on the death,” Dasgupta said.
On tracks where Shivam Mavi could be beaten, the Gujarat Titans can look to Mohit for his subtle variations and change of pace, use of knuckle balls.
Although this will not be known until a fair number of matches are played in this year’s IPL, the general consensus is that bowlers will prove more effective as ‘impact players’ in the larger context. wide of the game.



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