- 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.
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