'Won't be surprised if impact player is implemented in women's cricket': Jhulan

Legendary India fast bowler Jhulan Goswami has stated that she wont be surprised if the impact player rule being used in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League IPL will be applied in the upcoming season of womens domestic cricket and eventually in the second edition of the Womens Premier League WPLThe impact player rule introduced from IPL 2023 was first used in last years Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy So far the rule has given the batting teams license to accumulate more runs with 26 times scores above 200 being hit as well as strikerate number of fours and sixes also witnessing a surge with the tournament largely being played on flat pitchesAlso Read What is an Impact Player All you need to know about IPLs latest innovationThe impact player rule has definitely enhanced a lot of things in the IPL As team management you can choose when you want to use a batter or a bowler at a crucial time It is something new and is going well so farHopefully in the coming year we will see the same rule in the domestic season for womens cricket also I will not be surprised if I see that rule implemented in the coming season of womens domestic cricket said Goswami in a virtual interaction organised by Jio Cinema where she is an IPL Expert and Commentator Bengali FeedJhulan had won the inaugural edition of the WPL as bowling coach and mentor of Mumbai Indians earlier this yearFirstly you have to implement the impact player rule in domestic cricket and then it can be implemented in the other tournaments Obviously it will first be introduced in domestic cricket like it happened in last years Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy so that players can understand and be aware of what the rule is In future WPL will definitely see the impact player rule the former cricketer saidWith Mumbai set to meet Chennai Super Kings in round two of the El Clasico clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday afternoon all eyes will be on how Jofra Archer shapes up The England speedster who made his comeback to competitive cricket earlier in the year after two years of battling injuries hasnt been at his lethal bestIn IPL 2023 Archer has picked two wickets in four matches at an average of 83 and an economy rate of 1037 Moreover he leaked 56 runs in four overs without picking a wicket against Punjab Kings in Mohali amidst talk of him traveling to Belgium for seeing an elbow specialistJhulan believes Archer needs to play more matches to find his usual bowling rhythm backHonestly speaking Jofra Archer is coming off a long layoff from injury The more he will play he will slowly return to his normal rhythm It will take time to get back to your normal rhythm as a bowler she saidWhenever I returned to the field post an injury layoff thoughts about the possibility of getting injured again and hampering the season would cross my mind That is something which can also affect performance as you constantly think about it But you cannot always go by someones strike rate or economy rate or wicketsIt is also about how comfortable he is while bowling or how much pace he generates Jofra also needs to bowl consistently in the right area and for any bowler to come back into competitive cricket it will take time to settle down which also results in not being able to hit areas where you want to bowl she addedWith the race for playoffs heating up Jhulan signed off by saying Lucknow Super Giants will hugely miss the services of captain KL Rahul who is out of the tournament as well as for Indias World Test Championship final clash against Australia at London in June due to significant tear in tendon of right thighThey will miss their captain in KL Rahul The way he handled the team was brilliant and I was impressed by his captaincy He used his bowlers well and the way he batted people say his strike rate was on the lower side But I feel he was playing according to his role It is very unfortunate that he got injured and that injuries are not in any players control she saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever