The reintroduction of the use of saliva has been helpful for the bowlers, especially the pacers, in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), felt Gujarat Titans fast bowler Prasidh Krishna.
The use of saliva to shine the cricket ball was banned during the COVID-19 years
The BCCI has lifted the ban on using saliva to shine the cricket ball in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, a move that was supported by most team captains. This decision reverses the COVID-era restriction initially implemented by the ICC and later adopted by the IPL. The IPL is now the first major cricket league to lift the saliva ban, allowing bowlers to utilize this age-old technique to maintain swing and reverse swing.
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