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The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic noticed loads of new guidelines being introduced into cricket. Be it bio-bubble restrictions, pre-series quarantine, or laws over a participant testing optimistic for the virus, nearly all Covid-19 guidelines have gone, however one nonetheless stays. The rule that’s nonetheless intact is the ban on the utilization of saliva. Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, therefore, has spoken in favour of the return of utilization of saliva on the ball, whereas admitting that the International Cricket Council’s resolution throughout Covid-19 was proper.
“I am not a medical expert, but saliva on the ball should be back. It has happened for over 100 years and nothing drastic has happened. Yes, the decision was rightly taken in 2020, but that is now behind us. Now, it is something that should be considered,” Tendulkar mentioned on India Today Conclave.
Tendulkar additionally touched upon the hygiene half ofthe problem, suggesting if placing the ball below the armpits (to use sweat) is okay, then there should not be any objection on saliva.
“If you think that is unhygienic, I have seen guys putting the ball under their armpit. Saliva is important when the ball is new. The texture of saliva is slightly different to your sweat. You make one side heavy and keep the other side light… we don’t touch the other side of the ball light. The imbalance of the weight helps you swing the ball,” he added.
Just a few different recommendations on the topic have additionally been made up to now. For occasion, Australia pacer Pat Cummins had recommended the ICC ought to enable the utilization of a man-made wax-like substance to shine the ball. However, the apex physique paid no consideration to the suggestion.
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