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Coronavirus Outbreak: Sachin Tendulkar raises question over ability to use sweat in cooler climes with saliva banned
• 5 years agoThe ICC has asked bowlers to use sweat instead of saliva to shine the ball but Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar has asked what they are supposed to do in cooler confines of England and New Zealand where working up a sweat won't be that easy.
Wasim Jaffer says disallowing use of saliva will make life more difficult for bowlers, calls for more balance between bat and ball
• 5 years agoFormer India opener Wasim Jaffer feels that the ICC guidelines banning the use of saliva to shine the ball to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic would make the life of bowlers difficult and urged the world body to ensure a balance between bat and ball.
No more saliva shine in cricket: What it means, what it changes and what are the alternatives in the 'new normal'
Snehal Pradhan • 5 years agoIf 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’.
Josh Hazlewood feels proposed saliva ban will not make much difference to swing bowling, will be hard to police
• 5 years agoAustralia quick Josh Hazlewood says the proposed ban on cricketers using saliva to shine the ball will be difficult to police but ultimately might not make much difference to the art of swing bowling.