Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill has expresed his reservations when it comes to the impact player rule in the IPL. One of the most talked-about, if not controversial, rule in the IPL has been the impact sub rule, which was introduced by the BCCI during the 2023 edition. The rule allows each team to substitute a player from four named substitutes during a match, who can bat and bowl their full quota of overs, in or before the 14th over of each innings. While multiple captains have poken against the impact player rule thus far, GT skipper Gill is the latest to do so.
Gill not in favour of impact player rule
In a press conference, Gill stated that he doesn’t think that an impact player is needed while adding that the addition on one extra player not only takes the skill out of the game but also makes it one-dimensional.
“Personally, I don’t think there should be an impact player. Cricket in general is a 11-player game. On wickets and grounds that we play, I think an extra batsmen takes the skill out of the game. With that one extra player, it is making the game more one-dimensional. It’s going to be there till 2027, and it is what we spoke in the captains’ meet,” Shubman Gill said.
Captain Shubman Gill speaks out against the Impact Player rule in the IPL. pic.twitter.com/EJAFPjUsG1
— Ahmed Says (@AhmedGT_) March 26, 2026In the three editions in which the impact sub rule has been used, a few prominent players have already spoken against it. The latest to join the list is India T20I vice-captain Axar Patel, who bluntly put it, “I don’t like it”. The others are — Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya.
“I don’t like this rule as I am all rounder myself (laughs). Earlier we used to pick all-rounders for this role (batting and bowling). Now, since the team management goes with a particular batter or bowler, the role of an all-rounder becomes subdued. Rules are rules and we have to follow them, but personally I don’t like it,” said Axar Patel on Impact Sub rule earlier.
Introduced in 2023, the rule is here to stay until 2027, which will mark the completion of a 5-year circle. Apart from that, there might not be any immediate change to it; but as per a report in Cricbuzz, the BCCI is all set to discuss the impact sub rule at the IPL captains meet. Though it is still unclear, what entails the discussion.
Tactically, it has changed the way teams approach games. Sides now routinely start with an extra batter and later bring in a specialist bowler, or vice versa. While that adds flexibility, it has also diluted the role of allrounders, who are no longer needed as much as they would otherwise.
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