Impact player rule has started in IPL since last year. The teams can drop one cricketer instead of another cricketer in the middle of the game. So they are playing with 12 players instead of 11 in every match. Many times the team is benefiting from this rule. Jos Buttler emerged as an impact player as Rajasthan Royals scored a century against Kolkata Knight Riders. Controversy over impact player rule in IPL Earlier, Rohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis and Mohammed Siraj have opened their mouths on this issue. Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Ramandeep Singh commented this time.
KKR will play against Punjab Kings at Eden on Friday. Ramandeep held a press conference the day before that. Apart from batting, he also bowls. Ramandeep has a hat-trick in domestic cricket. He also took 5 wickets in the match. But he did not bowl a single over for KKR. After asking why Ramandeep was not bowling, he opened up about the impact player rules. Ramandeep said, “We bowl in the nets. But now there is an impact player rule. So one extra bowler can be played. All teams try to play specialist bowlers. Opportunities for all-rounders are decreasing.” Although Ramandeep did not complain, it is clear from his words that he is not getting a chance to bowl due to the impact player rules. Otherwise, he could have caught attention with the bat as well as with the ball.
Mitchell Starc’s name came up once again in the press conference. He bowled badly in the previous match as well. Why can’t cricketers of 24 crores and 75 lakhs give their best? In response, Ramandeep said, “Cricket is a game of time. Sometimes one can go bad. Starc is a legendary bowler. He cannot be judged by these few matches.” Not just Starc, the team’s bowling department has failed in the last two matches. Ramandeep is not thinking too much about that. He said, “We are planning. We are also trying to do it on the field. We are planning after seeing how the wicket is at Eden. Not going to judge anyone. For now, I am only thinking about the Punjab match.”
