IPL 2018: Mahela Jayawardene upbeat about new ideas

The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League will see quite a few interesting introductions like the Decision Review System and a mid-season football-style transfer window. These ideas have excited Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma and coach Mahela Jayawardene too.

The duo gave thumbs up to these introductions. Jayawardene said, "DRS is there in international cricket. It's a plus for IPL. Mistakes happen and DRS is a helping hand. I am pleased with that. International players know how to handle it and it will be a good learning experience for the younger players."

Rohit said it will help the game. "It's only good for the game and the tournament. At the end of the day you want right decisions to be made and DRS will only help us get that," he said.

Off the mid-season transfer of uncapped players and players, who have played not more than two games, Jayawardene said: "This is the evolution for the franchise model going forward. It's a great option. The opportunity is there and it's quite new to all franchises to go through the season half-way and discuss how best we can address that."

"It's going football way — like transfer, technology being used and investing in younger players is always going to be healthy for international cricket. If you see the Indian white ball team now, most players have come through IPL. It's (international cricket) always healthy. I don't see any problem.