Cricket-Delhi's Du Plessis has no complaints about impact player rule

Cricket - Indian Premier League - IPL - Delhi Capitals v Lucknow Super Giants - ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India - March 24, 2025 Delhi Capitals' Faf du Plessis during warm up before the match REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Indian Premier League's impact player rule has divided opinion since being introduced in 2023 but Delhi Capitals batter Faf du Plessis said its value was plain to see after his side came back from the dead to beat Lucknow Super Giants on Monday.

The rule allows a player to be substituted into the starting 11 at any time and teams have been using it to great effect, swapping out a bowler for a batter during a run chase and frequently bringing up 200-plus totals.