IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant Voices Concern Over Impact Player Rule: ‘It’s Getting Tougher Every Day’

Delhi Capitals (DC) took a giant leap in the IPL 2024 points table by winning yet another thrilling encounter on Saturday. The Rishabh Pant-led team beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs to register their second consecutive win this season. After languishing at the bottom of the table for weeks, DC have slipped to 5th place with 10 points and a net run rate of -0.276.

Delhi posted their highest ever IPL team total of 257 for 4 and then managed to restrict MI to 247 for 9 despite some heavy-duty hitting from Tilak Verma, who scored 63 off 32 balls. However, the DC skipper expressed his apprehension about the controversial impact player’s rule after his team’s win. “We were very happy with 250 on the board, but with less impact, it’s getting harder every day,” Pant said at the post-match presentation ceremony. To stop the MI batsmen from getting out, Pant stood up to medium pacers Mukesh Kumar and Rasik Dar.

“Definitely, I can hold up to the stumps but a bowler has to have confidence too…. With batsmen like Tim David, and today it worked,” he added. The skipper heaped praise on Jack Fraser-McGurk, who sent the IPL universe into a frenzy with another brutal knock – 82 off 24 balls with 11 fours and six sixes. “He’s been fantastic from day one and that’s what you want from a young player, he’s getting better and better with every game. The opportunities are increasing day by day, but we’re taking it one game at a time,” he said. said further.