Former pacer Zaheer Khan on Thursday echoed India captain Rohit Sharma’s sentiments and expressed serious concerns over the ‘impact player’ rule in the IPL, saying it fosters Out comes a “half-baked all-rounder”. The ‘Impact Player’ rule introduced for the 2023 season allows all IPL teams to substitute a player (batsman or bowler) during a match. Experts believe this concept negates the role of the all-rounder. Someone like Shivam Dube is only used as a power batsman by his team, Chennai Super Kings. Dube, also a medium pacer, is vying for selection as a seam bowling all-rounder in the Indian team for the T20 World Cup, but he has hardly gotten a chance to showcase his talents with the ball.

“I completely agree that it’s controversial and there’s certainly nothing wrong with it. But we need to find a way to deal with it. In the impact player rule, you’re going to find half a complete all-around player, but not a full all-around player,” Zah said. Hill said online. JioCinema facilitates interaction.

Zaheer, who was one of India’s winning aces in the 2011 ODI World Cup at home, feels Mohammad Siraj should feature alongside pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in the T20 World Cup squad.

Siraj’s performance in this IPL has been a concern for Royal Challengers Bangalore as he has just taken 4 wickets in six innings with a strike rate of 33.00 and an economy rate of 10.41.

Apart from Siraj, Zaheer also feels that left-arm pacer Ardeep Singh should also be part of the squad.

The 45-year-old left-arm pacer said: “There are still two weeks left for team selection but Ashdeep is a very promising guy and the selectors are looking at him. Khalil Ahmed , Mohsin Khan and Yash Dayal will also be closely watched.”

“Siraj has been performing well but sometimes it has to do with the format. But he has enough quality to make a comeback. It’s all about finding the zones again and I think he should be part of the T20 World Cup squad,” he added .

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“I’m happy with his (Rishabh Pant’s) progress. I had no confidence in his performance after such a long break before the IPL. But in the last 6-7 games, his progress, his leadership, technique And the goalkeeping was successful in every aspect.”

New Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has faced strong criticism from the team’s fans this season after replacing Rohit Sharma.

The team’s performances have also been inconsistent under his leadership, but Zahir said the best way to respond to criticism is through his play.

“It’s just a different aspect of franchise cricket. When the IPL started 17 years ago, we never knew how it was going to be treated or received, but now the fans have become loyal to the franchise. Franchise cricket is Development. There’s no better way to approach this than to let your game do the talking,” he said.