During the Rajasthan Royals versus Delhi Capitals match, a fielding substitution made by the Royals, bringing in Rovman Powell, led to confusion.
Expectations were high for Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly, the strategists for the Delhi Capitals, as they anticipated an intense match. However, tensions rose as the Royals made a strong comeback, pressuring the Capitals.
This moment occurred in the first over of the second innings when Ponting had a heated discussion with the umpire from the dugout. He expressed dissatisfaction over Rowan Powell replacing Shubham Dubey in the field and questioned why Nandre Burger wasn’t brought in as the impact player substitute for Shimron Hetmyer.
Ponting and Ganguly seemed to misunderstand the impact player rule. They believed Powell’s entry meant there were five overseas players on the field, overlooking the fact that Hetmyer had already been substituted for Burger at the start of the inning. This misunderstanding highlighted a lack of clarity among the DC staff regarding the rule.
