Srinagar: India and Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has said that he excited about the new innovations that will be used during Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2023.
During IPL 2023 impact player rule would be in place which will allow a substitute to come in to bat and bowl, but he can only be an Indian unless there are fewer than four overseas players in a team.
“It’s interesting to have new innovations coming into the game,” Rohit said during press conference.
“Only time will tell what happens and how the team will cope with this new rule, but I like the idea of an impact player coming in and changing your team after the toss.”
Other innovations include captains being allowed to announce their XI after the toss — which decides which team bats first — and then nominate an impact player from among the five substitutes listed with the playing XI.
Mumbai’s new head coach Mark Boucher also welcomed the idea of changing the team after the toss, saying it will be “quite influential”.
“Especially in India the dew plays a big part if you are playing in night time,” the South African said.
Other new rules include teams being able to review umpires’ decisions on no-balls and wides using the computerised Decision Review System.