Mumbai, Kolkata Knight Riders and Australia pacer Mitchell Starc believes the scrapping of the Indian Premier League’s impact player rule will force captains to think more tactically ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup in the Americas.
The impact player rule implemented last year saw the team batting more aggressively and fearlessly, resulting in total runs consistently exceeding 200.
This year’s IPL has been particularly high-scoring, with more than 250 runs scored on at least three occasions.
“The impact player rule changes things. Everyone can bat and bat deeper with the bowling eleven,” Starc told the media after KKR beat Mumbai Indians by 24 runs on Friday.
“I think there’s a lot to this rule and there’s a lot of high scores and that’s the nature of the wickets and the surface we play on here. The impact player rule plays a pretty big role in that when you’re number eight or nine There will be batsmen and batting all-rounders, which is a long batting line-up.
“There’s no fear on the power play when all you have to do is clean up the infield and score runs. There were some really good at-bats, of course, and don’t get me wrong, it’s not just the rules that come into play there.”
Starc, who took 4/33 in KKR’s win, said the T20 World Cup has no such rules to witness the impact on scores.
“There were some great scores, some great partnerships and some individual brilliance with the bat. On the other hand, time will tell, we have a World Cup coming up next month and there are no rules that affect the players. Whether that will affect the scores remains to be seen Observe. “Be seen,” he said.
“Maybe. People have been talking about the balance of the team and when you can’t just bring one person in, your all-rounders come back into play and certainly the world-class all-rounders that balance the team now.
“When there are only 11 players, the captains also have to think tactically. It will be interesting to experience that first-hand in the IPL,” he added.
Starc, acquired for record price $2,475 crore, has found himself at the receiving end of batsmen’s aggression this season, but the Australian bowler said there was “no price tag pressure” on him.
“I didn’t set a price tag, so that’s what it is,” he said.
The 34-year-old said that the IPL is a great opportunity to prepare for the T20 World Cup, but at the same time he is not thinking too far ahead and is focusing on helping KKR get closer to the target of winning the tournament.
“I haven’t really thought about it too much. This is T20 cricket, not as demanding as Test cricket. Physical fitness is not an issue and being able to play well and lead in the best T20 league in the world,” he said.
“You’re going to be playing some quality cricket ahead of the World Cup and a lot of the players from this tournament will be playing in the World Cup. In that respect it’s great to see and test your skills.
“This is an important part of international cricket in terms of length. My main focus is the game in Lucknow in two days’ time and the World Cup is next month. At the moment, it is trying to help KKR win the game.”
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