New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) will have concussion substitutes from this season, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said on the sidelines of the league's governing council meeting here on Monday.
Under the new ICC rule, a player who has been concussed either while batting, bowling or on the field, can be withdrawn from the game and be replaced subject to approval by the match referee.
The BCCI will also have an All Stars game between top international players before the start of IPL for a charitable cause.
"We are doing the concussion substitute, the All Star Game and the final is in Mumbai," Ganguly told reporters here.
Ganguly also said that there will be five double headers (4 p.m. and 8 p.m.) this time.
Also, the third umpire will now make the exclusive 'no ball' call instead of the on-field umpires. It was trialled during the recent India and West Indies ODI series.