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- ICC to ban use of saliva to shine ball during Covid-19 pandemic
- Starc urges ICC to ensure contest between bat and ball
The Australia paceman Mitchell Starc has raised concerns that the recommendation of a temporary ban on using saliva to shine the ball could hand batsmen too much of an advantage.
The coronavirus pandemic means spit-polishing to produce movement through the air has been deemed too great a risk by the International Cricket Council but the use of sweat will be allowed.
Written by PA Media
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/may/26/mitchell-starc-raises-fears-of-boring-cricket-during-spit-polishing-ban under the title “
Mitchell Starc raises fears of ‘boring’ cricket during spit-polishing ban
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