‘Please delete this sub-affected thing’: India pacer after Rohit Sharma’s criticism | Cricket News

The ‘impact player’ rule in the IPL has come under the spotlight after being criticized by several players and experts, including Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma. The impact player rule is yet to become a part of the international game and was introduced in the IPL in 2023, with the main criticism of the rule being its negative impact on all-rounders. Ahead of the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj joined Rohit in criticizing the rule and said the ground is already quite flat for The bowlers were of little help in the match.

“It’s important to stay comfortable, if you think too much, it can lead to negativity and depression, so I always try to stay positive and try to shut down all the negative connotations around me. Please delete this thing that affects the sub (laughs)), The wickets are already flat, there is nothing in them for the bowlers and it used to be slow at times but now the batsmen can swing almost anywhere,” he said.

“My game plan is to be consistent and if a good shot is hit, so be it. Teams have been hitting 250-plus for a long time but now it has become a common feature (thanks to Impact (subs and flat pitches) I haven’t played a one-day match for a long time, the last time I played a one-day match was in the Test series against England, but we are professionals and we have no excuses,” Siraj added road.

Earlier, Rohit had made it clear that he was not a fan of the ‘impact player’ rule.

“I’m not a big fan of the Impact sub-rule. It hinders the progress of all players and ultimately cricket is played with 11 players instead of 12. You take a lot out of the game and make it interesting for people around you . If you look at it just from a cricketing perspective, I feel like having guys like Shivam Dube and Washington Sundar not able to bowl is not a good thing for us,” Rohit said on the ‘Club Prairie Fire’ podcast.

“I don’t know what you can do. It’s fun to have 12 players for you and you can bring in impactful players after watching how the game goes, how the pitch performs. If you hit the ball well, you won’t Lose a wicket and you can add another bowler, it gives you the option of six or seven bowlers, you don’t need an extra batsman because a lot of teams are batting in front and you almost watch Not bowler No. 7 or No. 8 to bat,” he explained.