The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah revealed in a recent interaction that a decision regarding the future of the ‘impact player’ rule and retentions for the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be announced soon.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah said IPL’s impact player rule has its pros and cons.
“We had a long chat with the franchise owners in the recent meeting we had. The impact player rule has its pros and cons. The negative is that it makes the allrounder’s role redundant. The positive is it creates a spot for an Indian player to showcase his talent. We should also think about the broadcaster, who is paying a lot of money. But as an administrator for me, the game is bigger. We will decide in a few days,” Jay Shah was quoted saying by TOI.
When asked about the player retentions ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auctions, he said: “We have heard everyone out. Now, the decision rests on us. We must take the majority view on it. But even the minority view is important. The teams that are settled do not want a mega auction. Those franchises that have an unsettled team, want a mega auction. As a cricket fan, I feel consistency is important, but shuffling things up makes it interesting and helps in growing the game.”
India reached the World Test Champions final in the first two editions but ended up on the losing side. When Jay Shah was asked if the IPL and the start of the WTC summit clash had any effects on India’s fortunes, he said: “The team didn’t reach late for previous WTC finals. We had no choice. From now on, we will be having a 15-day gap between the end of IPL and the WTC final. But we should also appreciate the fact that we have qualified for the final twice.”
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