BCCI Locks IPL Benches to Boost Discipline

BCCI's dropping a tough new rule for IPL 2026. Field access? Limited to 16 named players per match. Everyone else sticks in the dugout—no more than five in bibs hovering by the boundary.

Overcrowding's gone. Non-playing squad members banned from the outfield. Matches run smoother that way, discipline sharper, commercial zones around the ground fully protected.