As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is about to begin, fans eagerly await the curtain-raiser between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens on March 22. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has introduced several rule changes this season and the previous ones, some of which differ from international cricket regulations.
IPL rules that are not in International cricket
- Over-Rate Demerit Point System: Instead of banning captains for repeated slow over rates, the IPL 2025 will assign demerit points. These points, which will accumulate over three years, differ from international cricket, where captains face financial penalties for slow over rates.
- Strategic time-outs: In the IPL, each inning includes two strategic time-outs, providing teams an opportunity to regroup. Fielding teams can take their time-outs between overs 6-9 and batting teams between overs 13-16. This format is distinct from international T20Is, which only allow for a drinks break.
- Lifting of saliva ban: The IPL 2025 will see the removal of the saliva ban, a rule initially enforced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This ban prevented players from using saliva to shine the ball for reverse swing. While the IPL has lifted this ban, it remains in effect for international matches.
- Introducing the Impact player rule: Since 2023, the IPL has allowed teams to use an “impact player”, an extra player beyond the usual eleven in a match. This rule provides teams with greater flexibility, though it may reduce the role of all-rounders. This feature, however, is not present in international cricket.
- Hawk-eye rule for wides: This season, the IPL will implement Hawk-eye technology to judge offside and head-high wide balls, expanding the technology previously used for waist-high no balls. This adjustment is exclusive to the IPL and not used internationally.
- Second new ball implementation: To counteract the dew advantage for teams batting second, the IPL 2025 will use a second new ball during the second innings of night matches. This change is unique to the IPL, with no equivalent in international cricket.
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