Covid-19 may take shine off Indian cricket’s ‘spitballs’
Tactic used to help spin might be prohibited because of the coronavirus as clash with SA looms
11 March 2020 - 14:46
Dharamsala — Using saliva to shine the cricket ball could be banned for Indian players in the one-day series against SA because of coronavirus concerns, paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar said on Wednesday.
India has insisted the three matches against SA will go ahead despite growing fears over the virus. The number of cases in India has doubled to 60 in four days...
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