Wasim Akram believes ‘fast bowlers won’t like’ ban on saliva, urges ICC to find ‘reasonable solution’
Criticising the decision, Wasim Akram said allowing sweat is not enough and ICC will have to find a “reasonable solution” to the problem.
Criticising the decision, Wasim Akram said allowing sweat is not enough and ICC will have to find a “reasonable solution” to the problem.
Irfan Pathan reckons that the ban on using saliva for shining the ball is a significant blow to bowlers and authorities should make bowling-friendly wickets
Joe Root feels the likely ban on using saliva to shine the ball in the post COVID-19 pandemic world can actually improve the skills of the bowlers.
Anil Kumble also spoke the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, which led to bans on Australian cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft.
The 57-year-old former India pacer Bharat Arun, though, did not speak much about how banning the use of saliva would impact reverse swing.
The latest to join the bandwagon and talk about the ban on the usage of saliva is Indian Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane.
Marnus Labuschagne, who is a part-time leg-spinner, admitted that it would be strange to not use saliva especially for the shiners of the ball.
David Warner said that there are other things that can spread the virus among cricketers as the players keep "sharing change rooms and everything else".
The International Cricket Council (ICC) during its meeting considered the use of artificial substances on the ball instead of saliva in the post-corona cricketing world.
Before Mohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra had stated that saliva and sweat are the required components to maintain the shine of the ball.
