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ICC cricket committee chairman Anil Kumble says saliva ban an interim measure, will be lifted once things go back to normal

The Kumble-led panel recommended a ban on saliva to minimise the risk of infection. On Friday, the ICC, in its guidelines for resumption of the game, also suggested a bar on the practice.

England pacer Chris Woakes says bowlers will be able to find other ways to shine ball

Woakes feels appying saliva on the ball is a habit and it will take some practice to get rid of it when cricket resumes.

Very hard to change habit of using saliva to shine ball overnight, says Brett Lee

The ICC Cricket Committee, led by Anil Kumble, has recommended a ban on the use of saliva in its meeting in the wake of the pandemic.

No more saliva shine in cricket: What it means, what it changes and what are the alternatives in the 'new normal'

If it turns out that the lack of saliva endangers reverse swing, then artificial substances should be considered. It will be just another sign of our ‘new normal’.

Coronavirus Outbreak: India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin says it will take practice to avoid putting saliva on a ball

Talking about his carrom ball, Ashwin said it roughy took him four years to develop it.

ICC's recommendation of appointing local umpires for Test cricket will be 'huge challenge' for inexperienced Indian officials

With S Ravi dropped from the ICC elite panel of umpires last year, there is no Indian in the premier category from which match officials are usually picked for Tests.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Anil Kumble-led ICC Cricket Committee recommends ban on usage of saliva but insist no problem with sweat

The Anil Kumble-led ICC Cricket Committee on Monday recommended banning the use of saliva to shine the ball owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anil Kumble says everybody wants to play Test cricket but insists challenge is to keep them focused towards domestic competitions

Anil Kumble, who also heads the ICC cricket committee, will chair a discussion in March over the governing body's proposal to reduce Tests to four days from five.

Kuldeep Yadav voices against the idea of four-day Tests; Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur says fabric of Tests should not be messed up

Arthur, who has also coached South Africa, Australia and most recently Pakistan, joined his ICC Cricket Committee colleague Mahela Jayawardene in supporting five-day Tests.

Four-day Tests debate: Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and other cricketers divided about new ICC proposal

Virat Kohli, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar and other leading names from the sport react on the new ICC proposal to cut down the five-day format to four days.