Chennai Super Kings have appointed Dwayne Bravo as the team's bowling coach ahead of IPL 2023. Bravo has called time on his playing days in the IPL, having played the tournament since its inception in 2008. L Balaji is taking a break for one year due to personal commitments, but he will be available for the Super Kings Academy.
The Impact Player concept, being introduced in the upcoming IPL 17, could apply only to the Indian players. Although the BCCI is yet to share the regulations on how it will work, BCCI managers, who are in conversations with the franchises, have indicated that only Indian players could come in as the 12th player or as an active substitute during a match.
Cricbuzz has learnt that the franchises have been explained a team cannot introduce an overseas player in place of another overseas player, nor will a team be allowed to have a foreign player in player in place of an Indian. The rule is to make sure that the primary and binding IPL rule of only four foreign players taking part in a game is not diluted. Whether a foreign player will be allowed to come in if a team goes into a match with only three overseas players in the starting XI is not yet clear.