Since the onset of the Impact Player Rule in 2023, it has been one of the biggest speaking points in the Indian Premier League. While the option can be either a batsman or a bowler, the most important change in the IPL, depending on the conditions and toss, is increasing the batting lineup. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting – now on top of Punjab Kings – is weighed on the rule, saying that he does not like to see it as a coach, but understands why it is.
“As a coach, I would say no,” Ponting told the Indian Express when asked whether he would like to see or go to the rule. “But as an audience, I would probably say yes. These decisions are often affected by what is the best for audience and TV. I know that working in broadcast reveals it, our boss is always talking about ways to improve the spectacle for a viewer.”
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“The impact player is for this reason, there is no doubt in my mind. They can say that it gives another Indian player a chance, but if he is quite good, they will be in the early XI anyway. As a coach, as a coach, I would like to choose the best XI, but I understand the other side too.”
Although he may not be a fan as a coach, the PBK rule is using for good effects. Ponting insisted on how strategic the selection of sub -selection could be, using the example, what PBK did in his initial match against Gujarat Titans.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. (Drawing: Suvajit Day)
“In our first game, a lot of advice was given in Shreyas, and he was asking questions about what the game needed,” Ponting said. “A prominent example is how we used our influence player with Vyashak (Vijayakumar) in the first game, as he did. We planned our subsidy. Rutherford), it was clear for us what path we should go on.”
In the second match of Punjab, the decision to bring the batting sub in Nehal Wadhera was called late at night. The post -left -arm match interview was jokingly said that he came to the ground with only one shirt in his kit as he did not expect to play. Ponting said in his dressing room debrife after the match against Lucknow Super Giants, “When I saw that he made his impact as a left -handed offspinner, I said, ‘Met, you are going inside.
