Coronavirus: Cricket saliva ban an 'interim measure' for pandemic, says ICC's Anil Kumble

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NEW DELHI (AFP) - A recommended ban on the use of saliva to shine cricket balls will be a temporary measure during the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official at the sport's governing body insisted on Sunday (May 24).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW DELHI - A recommended ban on the use of saliva to shine cricket balls will be a temporary measure during the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official at the sport's governing body insisted on Sunday .

Anil Kumble, chairman of the ICC cricket committee that recommended the measure, said saliva could not be permanently banned. Australian cricket ball manufacturer Kookaburra is developing a wax applicator that allows players to shine the ball without using saliva or sweat, minimising the risk of Covid-19 transmission.

 

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