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saliva ban
Tue, September 20 2022
New ICC Cricket Rules: NO Saliva, NO Mankad, How New Rules Would Impact Cricket – Check Out
According to the new rules Mankad would no longer be considered as an unfair play but it would be called an 'Run-Out'. The saliva ban that was implemented for the past two years due to covid-19 would now be permanent and players would not be allowed to use saliva to make the ball shine.
Fri, February 05 2021
India vs England: Jasprit Bumrah Feels Saliva Ban Due to COVID-19 Made it Difficult For Bowlers to Maintain The Ball
Bumrah also explained that sweat, which is lighter than saliva, is not at all a good option to prepare the ball for reverse swing.
Tue, July 14 2020
Irfan Pathan, Ashish Nehra on Saliva Ban Debate After Southampton Test: James Anderson Looked Half The Bowler
Nehra also feels that any batsman's Test average should be classified into two distinct phases -- the pre-COVID era when saliva was allowed and the post-COVID phase.