Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday backed the brand new “impact player” rule that may come into power within the upcoming Indian Premier League T20 match. The regulation will permit a substitute to come back in to bat and bowl, however he can solely be an Indian except there are fewer than 4 abroad gamers in a workforce. “It’s interesting to have new innovations coming into the game,” Rohit advised reporters earlier than the IPL season begins on Friday. “Only time will tell what happens and how the team will cope with this new rule, but I like the idea of an impact player coming in and changing your team after the toss.”

He mentioned five-time IPL winners Mumbai will “luckily” be capable of see how different groups use the brand new rule since 4 different matches will probably be performed earlier than their opening sport in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday.

Other improvements embody captains being allowed to announce their XI after the toss — which decides which workforce bats first — after which nominate an impression participant from among the many 5 substitutes listed with the taking part in XI.

Mumbai’s new head coach Mark Boucher additionally welcomed the concept of adjusting the workforce after the toss, saying it is going to be “quite influential”. “Especially in India the dew plays a big part if you are playing in night time,” the South African mentioned.

Other new guidelines embody groups having the ability to evaluate umpires’ selections on no-balls and wides utilizing the computerised Decision Review System.