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Parth Jindal, the co-owner of Delhi Capitals, expressed his disregard for the “Impact Player” rule in the IPL during a meeting between the franchise owners and the league officials at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Wednesday, July 31. It has been reported that Parth Jindal believes the Impact Player rule reduces the role of all-rounders in the league despite giving more opportunities to the youngsters to play in the IPL.
According to the report from the Times of India, Parth Jindal is of the view that the reduced role for all-rounders due to the Impact Player rule in the IPL is detrimental to the growth of Indian cricket. Notably, the meeting between the franchise owners and the IPL officials in Mumbai was about discussing the policies around player retention and the mega auction ahead of the 2025 season of the league.
Parth Jindal was quoted as saying, as per Gaurav Gupta of the Times of India, “I am not in favour of the Impact player rule as it's detrimental for Indian cricket as it hinders the growth of allrounders, though it gives chances to a lot of new players.”
Kavya Maran presents suggestion for player retention and auction ahead of IPL 2025
The CEO of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kavya Maran, made several suggestions in regard to reforming the player retention and auction ahead of the IPL 2025. During a meeting between the franchise owners and the IPL officials, the 31-year-old proposed that the teams should be allowed a minimum of six retention or RTM options ahead of the upcoming mega auction.
Kavya Maran went on to state that there could be a combination of four retentions and two RTMs if it isn’t possible to have either six retentions or six RTMs. Furthermore, she also spoke about removing the cap on the number of foreign players who can be retained for the IPL 2025.
