IPL
IPL Impact Player rule: what three seasons taught coaches — and why it may not survive
Very few rules in modern cricket have reshaped a tournament as quickly as the Impact Player. Introduced by the IPL in 2023, the rule lets teams substitute one player at any stage of an innings — replacing a batter with a bowler, a spinner with a hitter, an opener with a death specialist — effectively …
IPL 2027 mega auction: team-by-team purse breakdown and predicted marquee buys
The IPL’s most chaotic day returns this winter. The mega auction — the mechanism that periodically tears squads apart and forces every franchise to rebuild in a single afternoon of frenetic bidding — is due before the 2027 season, and with it comes the question that dominates every fan forum from September onwards: how much …
