The 2023 Indian Premier League began with huge fanfare on Friday night as Gujarat Titans took on the Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, and the latter were the first team to use an ‘impact player’ in the tournament when they brought on Tushar Deshpande to replace Ambati Rayudu in the XI. The ‘Impact Player’ rule is the newest addition to the T20 league under which a team can nominate five players, of which one can be substituted into the lineup depending on the match situation.