IPL 2020: NOW, MS DHONI CAN FINISH THE GAME FOR CSK EVEN IF HE IS NOT PART OF PLAYING XI!

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning to introduce the concept of 'Power Player' in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which will allow teams to substitute a player at the fall of a wicket or at the end of an over at any point in the game.

"We are looking at a scenario where a team will not name the Playing XI. They will announce the 15 and a player can be substituted at either the fall of a wicket or at the end of the over at any point in the game. While we are looking to introduce it in the IPL, trying the concept first in the upcoming Mushtaq Ali Trophy could be the ideal way forward," a senior BCCI official was quoted as saying by India Today.

"Imagine you need 20 runs off the last six balls and you have Andre Russell sitting in the dug-out as he wasn't a hundred per cent and wasn't part of the original XI. But now, he can just walk in and go slam-bang and win you the game."

"Similarly, say you need to defend six runs off the last over and you have someone like a Jasprit Bumrah sitting in the dug-out. So, what does the captain do? Brings in Bumrah at the end of the 19th over and there you go. The concept has the potential to change the game."