NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants consultant Adam Voges has weighed in on the ongoing debate surrounding the Impact Player rule in the IPL. He expressed his preference for a rule similar to the 'Power Surge' in the Australian Big Bash League, where the batting team can choose a two-over phase of fielding restrictions.
The Impact Player substitution rule, introduced in the previous season, has been a hot topic of discussion this year.
Many players, including India captain Rohit Sharma, have criticized it, arguing that it hinders the development of all-rounders. Voges concurred, acknowledging that while the rule makes for exciting cricket, it diminishes the role of all-rounders.
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"The scores have been going up, and the teams have got genuine batters coming in at number seven or eight, while the batters have gone hard right from the start," Voges said after LSG's six-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday night.
"Certainly makes for entertaining cricket, but it takes the all-rounders out of the game for a little bit and their effectiveness. The all-rounder always balances the side and perhaps it is not as important with the Impact Sub," he elaborated.
When asked if the Impact Player rule is similar to the Power Surge in the Big Bash League, Voges expressed his preference for the latter, stating that it enhances the contest and he is a fan of it.
Unlike the IPL, which has a six-over power play at the beginning of the innings, the BBL has a four-over power play. The Power Surge is a two-over phase with only two fielders allowed outside the circle, which the batting team can choose at any point after the 11th over of their innings.
"I like the Power Surge back at home. It just adds another element to the game," Voges said. "While chasing, you never feel like you are out of the game. But we have also seen multiple wickets fall during that period," he added.
1/10:Ton-up Stoinis helps LSG beat CSK
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2/10:Ton-up Stoinis LSG beat CSK
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3/10:Marcus Stoinis
<p>Australia's Marcus Stoinis hit an unbeaten 124 as Lucknow Super Giants chased down a target of 211 with six wickets and three balls to spare against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday. </p>AFP
4/10:Maiden IPL ton
<p>It was Stoinis' first IPL century and his second in T20 cricket, trumping an unbeaten 108 by Chennai skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. </p>AP
5/10:3 balls to spare
<p>Lucknow looked in trouble at 88-3 after 11 overs but Stoinis put on 70 runs with Nicholas Pooran, (34) and an unbeaten 65-run stand with Deepak Hooda to achieve victory in 19.3 overs. </p>TNN
6/10:56-ball ton
<p>Stoinis reached his hundred in 56 balls as he and Hooda (17*), secured Lucknow's second straight win over Chennai, replacing the five-time winners in fourth spot. </p>AP
7/10:Smash Stoinis
<p>Needing 17 to win in the final over, Stoinis smashed Mustafizur Rahman for a six and three fours, including one off a no ball, to register the highest score by a batsman while chasing in the IPL. </p>AFP
8/10:63-ball knock
<p>Stoinis walked in in the first over after Quinton de Kock's departure for a duck and paced his innings to perfection as he hit 13 fours and six sixes in his 63-ball knock. </p>TNN
9/10:56-ball ton
<p>Gaikwad took on the opposition attack despite losing Ajinkya Rahane and Daryl Mitchell and raised his hundred from 56 balls with a six and four. </p>AP
10/10:3rd CSK player
<p>Gaikwad became only the third Chennai player after Murali Vijay and Shane Watson to hit two IPL tons and moved to second in this season's batting chart with 349 runs. </p>AFP(With inputs from PTI)
