Former India captain and Delhi Capitals director of cricket Sourav Ganguly is in favor of continuing the impact player rule in the IPL but wants teams to decide their picks in the toss. The impact bowler rule has become a hot topic of debate after the recently concluded edition of the IPL, where scores exceeding 250 runs increased eightfold. Ganguly added that he wants the boundaries to be widened further in the upcoming editions of the IPL. “I like the impact player rule. My only thing with the IPL is that I just want the ground to be a little bigger. The fences should be a little back,” Ganguly told the media on the sidelines of the International Purchasing and Chain Conference of Supply. organized by Blue Ocean Corporation.
“It’s a great tournament. The only thing you can do with the impact player is decide before the draw, so it takes a bit of skill there.
“So, reveal the impact player first because it will require a lot of skill and game plan. But I am all for the impact player,” said the former India captain.
Ganguly defended Prithvi Shaw, who had a below-par IPL season this year, saying he is still young and learning the ropes of the shorter format.
“He (Prithvi Shaw) is a kid. He is just 23 years old. He is still learning to play T20 cricket. He is a very good talent and he will improve. Sometimes we expect too much too soon from everyone and I am sure Prithvi , with the skills he has, he will do well”, he added.
Ganguly said that wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has started playing like the cricketer he was before the car accident in 2022.
“He was excellent for us (DC) in the IPL. I was very happy to see the way he came back because I always said he is a special player,” Ganguly said.
“Even earlier, I said that he is exceptional. You don’t want that talent to be lost due to such disastrous reasons (accident). He has really worked hard to get back to where he is and he is the Rishabh Pant of old. .” Ganguly also hoped that the Bengal selectors would pick India batsman and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha as he seeks to return to his home state from Tripura.
“He wants to play for Bengal and rightly so. He is a Bengal boy,” Ganguly said.
“He went to Tripura for two years because he was playing there as a professional. He finished and wants to be at Bengal. I’m sure the selectors will pick him for Bengal.
“I am not involved in Bengal cricket at the moment. I didn’t fight for the presidency when I finished (my) BCCI (time). I just took a break. Whatever the selectors and officials decide, they will do,” he added.
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