BCCI holds off on Impact Player rule for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently denied taking any further decision on the controversial Impact Player rule for the Syed Mushtaq Ali 2024. The tournament will be played by the end of this year during November-December.

The Impact Player rule is one of the most controversial rules in the history of the IPL. Since its implementation in IPL 2023, the game has tilted heavily in favor of the batters and has resulted in high scores.

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BCCI holds off on Impact Player rule for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024

According to a report in Cricbuzz, the BCCI has mailed to all the state associations in India and has informed them about the new rules. The board also stated that it would provide the playing conditions for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which also involves a decision on the Impact Player rule, later.

The matter is believed to be with the BCCI secretary Jay Shah at the moment. According to the report, the board is still considering the decision to implement the Impact Player rule in the IPL next season. In the recent meeting between the BCCI and the IPL team owners, some owners were in favor of the rule while some owners were totally against it, even calling it 'detrimental to Indian cricket.'

A decision on the implementation of the Impact Player rule for SMAT 2024 will be taken in a few days. The BCCI had also applied the Impact Player rule in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as a trial when it was brought to the IPL a couple of years ago.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy defending champions

The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 is scheduled to begin on November 23, 2024. After the completion of the group stage, the quarter-finals of the tournament will be held on December 9 and 11. The semi-finals will be played on December 13 while the final will take place on December 15.

Punjab is the defending champions of the Syed Mushtaq Ali 2024 trophy as they won the title back in 2023. India's latest T20 sensation Abhishek Sharma was the Player of the Tournament as he scored 485 runs in 10 innings and finished as the second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament, just behind Riyan Parag, Parag finished the tournament with 510 runs in 10 innings.

Decision on the match fees of Impact Player

According to the report, the BCCI has also stated that the Impact Player will be eligible for the match fees equal to the rest of the Playing XI in the team. The board has directed the decision to the state organizations already.

"With regards to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, if a team decides to use the 'Impact Player' during the match, he will be eligible for 100 percent match fees over and above the playing XI," the BCCI wrote in its mail.

It was also mentioned in the report that if the national selectors appoint an Indian international player to a state cricket match, the state will have to pay them more match fees than the other 15 members of the squad.