New Delhi, May 2 -- Over the last few years, the impact player rule in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been a point of debate.

Several prominent cricketers like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have criticised the use of the impact player rule in the past, few others like former cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Harbhajan Singh have supported the rule.

As for their opposition of the rule, both Kohli and Rohit have cited disrupting the game's balance, giving batters an advantage and hindering the development of all-rounders as their reasons.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) pacer Lockie Ferguson is the latest to talk on the impact player rule. Unlike Virat Kohli, Sunil Gavaskar among others, the New Zealand cricketer took a neutral stance on the issue....