IPL 2023: The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) begins on March 31, 2023, with defending champions Gujarat Titans taking on four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings. The cash-rich league has completed 15 editions, and along with that the tournament has also evolved and adopted to the technological changes. Today we look at the major rule changes taken place in 15 years of IPL history. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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IPL 2023: From DRS to Impact player rule, check out the major rule changes taken place in 15 years of IPL history
Major Rule changes in IPL history
The second season of IPL saw introduction of Strategic timeout rule. The organisers took a leaf out of the book from basketball trying to make the tournament interesting. Initially the newly introduced Strategic timeout lasted for seven and a half minutes. With the long break proving unsuccessful the time frame was reduced during the 2010 edition. The interval was shortened to two and a half minutes.
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3) IPL 2018- Introduction of DRS
The Decision Review System (DRS) was first introduced in cricket in 2008. However the technology was only brought in IPL during the 2018 edition. The BCCI took time to introduce the system since it had initially opposed to the DRS, claiming that the system isn’t foolproof. With teams complaining about the lack of technology that could have turned the game at crucial junctures, the board finally gave the green signal to the technology.
4)IPL 2020 -Concussion substitute & no ball rule
Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly in 2020 introduced the concussion substitute rule keeping players safety in mind. As per the rule, if a bowler, batsman or fielder suffers a concussion then teams can replace that injured player during the game. But, that replacement will have to be approved by the match referee and it should be a like-for-like replacement.
5) IPL 2021: No ‘soft signal’; 3rd umpire to fix ‘short run’, Match duration rule
The IPL 2021 witnessed BCCI updating playing condition by introducing the No ‘soft signal’ rule, match duration rule and short run rule. In the short run rule, the third umpires were given the right to overturn the decision made by the on-field umpires. The rule was brought into play after the short run incident during the Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2020 match resulted in Punjab team officially filing a complaint on the call.
The ‘No soft signal’ rule was introduced in IPL 2021 after Virat Kohli had commented about the rule creating confusion. The BCCI decided that on-field umpires were no longer allowed to give soft signals when referring to a decision to the third umpire.
The last rule change in IPL 2021 was the Match duration rule. In order to control the match timings the 20th over was included in the 90 minutes slot instead of the earlier rule which stated that the 20th over must start on or before the 90th minute.
6) IPL 2022
The IPL 2022 edition witnessed Multiple new rules being introduced by the Indian Cricket Board to change the playing condition.
Rule No 1: Increase in unsuccessful reviews
When the DRS was first introduced in 2018 teams were allowed to use it only once during the match. However during the 2022 edition the count was increased to two this season to give teams the chance to review crucial decision.
Rule No 2: New batter to take strike after catch dismissals
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) tweaked the laws of the game when it came to which player would take the strike when a batsman gets caught. As per the new rule the new batsman would take the strike after a catch dismissal strike regardless of whether the batters had managed to change ends before the catch was taken.
Rule No 3: League standing to decide IPL champions
The rule was onyl made in case a Super Over can’t be played or if multiple Super Overs ended tied. A sper the rule the team who finished higher in the league season will win the final.
7) IPL 2023
The IPL 2023 edition will see BCCI making critical changes by introducing new rules and changes in the old ones. Below are the details about the new rules introduce in the upcoming edition.
IPL 2023 Wide Ball Review
The IPL 2023 will witness players challenging the umpire’s wide and no-ball decisions using the Decision Review System (DRS). The rule was first implemented during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023.
IPL 2023 Impact Player Rule
Beside the wide and no ball rule, the BCCI has brought in ‘Impact Player’ rule. The teams have to name four substitutes before the start of the game and any one of them can replace the player from the XI during the match. If a team names four overseas players in their XI, then they can only bring in an Indian as Impact player.
Playing XIs to be decided after toss
Taking a page out of SA20, the BCCI have introduced a new rule of deciding playing XI after the toss. The new rule will give team the chance to tinker with their combination based on the toss.
The new rules also include
- Only four fielders are allowed outside 30-yard circle for every over outside the allocated time.
- Unfair movement of the wicketkeeper & fielder will result in a dead ball and 5 penalty runs.
IPL 2023: From DRS to Impact player rule, check out the major rule changes taken place in 15 years of IPL history
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