Delhi Capitals (DC) players Axar Patel and Mukesh Kumar have hit out at the Impact Player rule, calling it unfair. This comes after DC coach Ricky Ponting and India skipper Rohit Sharma also echoed the same views. While Ponting called the rule a ‘nightmare for the coaches,’ Rohit said it doesn’t help in developing all-rounders for India.

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Axar, who plays the role of bowling all-rounder for both DC and India, admitted that his batting order has been affected by the rule.

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“Because of the Impact sub rule, everyone gets one more batsman so they think that they will use the batsman in case the batting unit doesn’t go well. And whosoever comes to play, they don’t take much time and start (hitting) from the first ball because they know that they have a player in seventh or eighth place,” Axar said as quoted by news agency PTI.

“That is why I am not a big fan of the rule, because as an allrounder I know that they will either take a proper batsman or a bowler, not an allrounder,” he added.

His teammate and fast bowler Mukesh went one step ahead and questioned the relevance of the rule as it is not applicable at the international level.

“If 12 players are not playing at the international level, then what is the need for it in IPL? With 12 players, even if four wickets are down, the next player is not scared of getting out or making the team stable, they come and play their shots. So either the nature of tracks should be changed or 12 players should not be allowed,” said Mukesh.

The Impact Player rule has indeed given the teams a chance to maximise the 20 overs. The rule has come in handy for teams like Chennai Super Kings (CSK) who have used Shivam Dube as an impact sub while batting and have gotten good runs out of him.

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