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The Cricket Board of India (BCCI) on Thursday lifted the ban from the use of saliva on the ball in the upcoming season after the consent of most captains of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
CRICKET: The Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday lifted the ban from the use of saliva in the coming season after the consent of most captains of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in BCCI headquarters Mumbai, which has become the first major cricket tournament to resume the use of saliva after the cosmic epidemic. This decision was taken in a meeting of captains in Mumbai before the upcoming phase of IPL starting on Saturday (March 22).
India’s fast bowler Mohammad Siraj welcomed the decision of BCCI and said that this will help the bowlers to ‘reverse swing’. In IPL 2025, Siraj, associated with Gujarat Titans, told PTI video that this is very good news for our bowlers. Because when the ball is not doing anything, applying saliva on the ball increases the chances of getting reverse swing. Sometimes it helps in reverse swing because rubbing the ball on the shirt will not help (get reverse swing). But using saliva on the ball will help to maintain one side glow and it is important.
A good feeling told to join Gujarat before the new season
On not being retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore, Siraj said that it is a good feeling to join Gujarat before the new season. Yes, it was a bit emotional for me to leave RCB because Virat supported me a lot in difficult times. But under the leadership of Gill, we have a great team. He said that if you talk about Gill, then he is the captain of the bowlers. They never stop you from doing anything new or do not interrupt your plans.
Said that we have made their debut together in Test cricket. Gujarat Titans have great bowlers like Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan, Ishant Sharma and Gerald Koetzi. On this, Siraj said that this will reduce some burden from his shoulders. The ICC had banned the centuries -old practice of saliva to shine the ball as a precaution during the Korona epidemic. Later in 2022, the world institution made this ban permanent.
