New Delhi: International Cricket Council (ICC) recommending banning saliva from being applied to the ball as part of its several precautionary measures has become one of the most talked-about regulations imposed by the cricket governing body. After ICC's recommendation, bowlers have been kind off forced to think how to get rid of the habit of using saliva to shine the ball. ALSO READ | "A Certain Someone Will Have To Also Change His Run Up Routine With New @ICC Rules! What Say Mali?": Sachin Tendulkar
Indian cricket team's star bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar feels ICC needs to come up with some other way for players to shine the ball.
"I hope the ICC comes up with some artificial way by which we can shine the ball. You need to do it when you bowl in swinging conditions in (places like) England. Even the spinners need it," Bhuvneshwar said at a webinar organised by GainAccess Sports & Entertainment and Sportz Power.
Bhuvneshwar also spoke about the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League, which remains suspended indefinitely due to coronavirus pandemic. It was originally slated to begin on March 29.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is still looking to host the tournament this year and if the T20 World Cup, currently scheduled to be played in October-November in Australia later this year, gets cancelled due to the pandemic then that window could be used by the Indian cricket board for the cash-rich league.
"The IPL must happen. The tournament is important for both cricketing and financial reasons," Bhuvneshwar said.
(With IANS inputs)
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