Cricket chief Anil Kumble hopes there will be a ban on using saliva to shine the ball after the coronavirus shutdown in Test cricket could see a resurgence of spin bowling. It is reported that next week, the International Cricket Council will order a temporary ban on using spit as a shiny substance as part of steps to revive the sport.
Fast bowlers could struggle with Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc to swing the ball under the new rules, saying that if batters dominate, the game could be “boring.”
But as a result, Kumble, the former Indian Test captain and now chairman of the ICC cricket committee that recommended the ban hopes that spinners will play a more significant role.
It had many ways to bring balance between the ball and bat; the ground staff could likely leave grass on the surface or even rough it up and have two spinners, which doesn’t happen often. If it’s a one day or T20 game, let’s get the spinner back in a Test match because they’re not worried about the ball or the ball shining. As long as you have a suitable place to play and balance between the bat and the ball, there’s not a concern in cricket.
Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah said earlier this week when the cricket, there should be an alternative to saliva. In contrast, fellow paceman Mohammed Shami said sweat is not a suitable substitute. But people are begging the cricket to start as soon as possible, and their main concern is not about using the saliva or sweat to shine the ball.
Australian ball maker Kookaburra is designing a wax applicator to shine the ball, but the body of the planet is unwilling to include artificial aids.
Kumble believes that having an artificial material on the ball would ruin the sport’s creativity. They have been very strict on substances used on the ball.
Like almost every sport, cricket was halted in March when India and many other nations ordered lockdowns.
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