Rahul Dravid Gives Brutally Honest Verdict on Impact Player Rule: “Wasn’T fond of …”

Rajasthan Royals Head Coach Rahul Dravid Gave His Verdict On the Impact Player Rule and said that when he was the head coach of the Indian Cricket Team, He was not a fan of the Rule. In a recent interview, dravid explained the strategic value of the rule but also outlined the challenges that it poses to the national side selection. There has been a lot of discussion over the rules with ms dhoni recently expressing his reservations. Dravid admitted that the impact player rule has contributed in making ipl even more competitive but the impact on the all-reounders can turn out to be problems.

“It has certainly added a different dynamic,” Dravid Told Sportstar,

“I’ll be honest: when I was India’s coach, I wasn’t particular fond of the impact player rule. Matches Alive Till the very end. But from a national team percent, it posed some challenges. “

“Statistically, scoring rates have increased due to teams having an extra specialist batter,” Dravid said.

“This means no team is ever truly out of a game.

Dravid stressed on the negative impact that the rules can have specificly on all-rounders.

“As a coach, you want to develop all-rounders, and under the old 11 vs 11 format, certain players would have had many options to bat or bowl in DIFFERENT SITULATIONS. That to some extent, “Dravid said. “While having an all-rounder stil brings balance, teams can now manage without one if they do’t find the right the right fit.”