Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) spin-bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan has expressed his belief that the impact sub rule has been more advantageous for batters than bowlers. He believes that the rule allows teams to bring in an extra batter when they are batting or bowling, which gives them an advantage.
Muralitharan explained that the impact sub rule allows teams to replace a player with another player who has not yet batted or bowled. This means that teams can bring in a fresh batter to face a particular bowler or a fresh bowler to bowl to a particular batter.
He said that this rule has been particularly advantageous for batters because it allows them to play more freely. “They are not afraid of putting up a score. It’s like, ‘If I get out, there is a man behind me to cover me.’ So, there’s an extra man there, and they go play freely,” he said.
Muralitharan also pointed out that the flat pitches and fast outfields this year have contributed to higher scores. He said that the wickets have been very good for batting, and the outfields have been very fast. This has created an environment where teams can score more runs.
He also commented on the performance of spinners in the ongoing IPL. He said that most of the spinners who are playing are not spinning the ball enough. They are bowling little quicker and not spinning the ball. This has made it easier for batters to hit the ball.
