Mid-season transfer and bonus points in IPL? Former India star suggests five rule changes before IPL 2026

The craze and excitement of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is already immense, and to grow it faster, the former opening batter, Aakash Chopra, has suggested five rule changes before IPL 2026. He opined that teams should be awarded a bonus point for registering huge wins, besides highlighting that it would excite the latter stage of the event. He felt a string of wins with bonus points would cover up the few defeats.

Along with that, Aakash Chopra advised that a substitute player should be allowed for a serious injury, as is done for a concussion. Being a flagbearer, just like restarting the saliva use, Chopra wants a replacement to be added for a serious injury.

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“It exists, but it is never exercised. That is a mid-season transfer. If you haven't put a player's name in your 16-player list, including the sub options, in the first eight matches, make him automatically available. Every team should mandatorily nominate three such players. Can you bring the unused resources to the table to uplift the tournament's standard?” The former opening batter expressed on the mid-season transfer acts.

Aakash Chopra seeks five changes of rule ahead of the 2026 season of IPL

The renowned commentator's marking should be used for the leg-sided wides, and it should be called a wide if it goes outside that point. The veteran also wondered if the BCCI could design the power surge rule from the Big Bash League, where the batting side can take two overs of powerplay at any portion of the innings.

“My fourth suggestion is about the leg-side wide. If you have watched attentively, there is a line far away from the stumps and another close to them. Can that line be kept as the wide mark?” The former Kolkata Knight Riders’ batter reckoned.

“The ball should be wide on the leg side only if it goes outside that. As soon as the ball goes minutely outside the leg stump, it's called a wide now. Sometimes you feel it's unfair because it's not unplayable.” Aakash Chopra concluded during a video on his YouTube channel.