4 rule changes that could make IPL 2025 more exciting
CricTracker takes a look at the latest changes in the laws of IPL 2025, including new innovations, the re-introduction of an age-old rule, and how it could impact team strategies.
Fans are waiting with bated breath for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), especially because this is the first season in a new cycle after the mega auction was held last year in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Apart from teams having fresh faces in their ranks, the implementation of some new rules has increased the excitement among cricket aficionados. CricTracker lists four rule changes that fans must be familiar with heading into the season opener between reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Saturday, March 22, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
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New Rule Changes in IPL 2025: Innovations & Impact
4. DRS for height and off-side wides
In a major update, the teams will also be able to utilise the Decision Review System (DRS) to check high wides and those outside the off-stump. By doing so, it hopes to ensure that the umpires make better and more accurate decisions reducing critical errors in times of need.
With the help of Hawk-Eye technology and ball tracking, the system will show accurate visuals to ascertain if a delivery needs to be called wide. This change in the ruling will have a particular huge impact on T20 cricket where points like that can be a decisive factor that can own or make your match lose. Captains and players will need to be shrewd in making their limited reviews, weighing up the benefits of challenges on dismissals versus wide-ball calls.
The introduction of DRS for wides, however, represents a logical step in the use of technology for better decision-making, so that bowlers or batters are not unfairly judged.
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