New Delhi, March 18 -- The Impact Player rule has been a nightmare for coaches ever since its inception in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2023, allowing a team to substitute one of its players as and when they feel the need for it. Over the past three seasons, the Impact Player rule has been heavily criticised by several big names in the game, but the organisers decided to keep it, making the tournament a better spectacles for the audience.

With just 10 days before the start of IPL 2026, the Impact Player rule has once again started the buzz, this time with Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav in focus. For the majority of IPL 2025, Rohit played as a pure batter. when Mumbai Indians fielded first, Rohit would sit out in the first 20 ove...