If we can’t spit, we’ll do something else, say bowlers
The traditional shining of a cricket ball has been stumped by Covid-19
25 May 2020 - 15:36
With the International Cricket Council (ICC) giving the use of saliva when shining it the thumbs down‚ cricket ball maintenance will enter a new realm.
The decision was taken at a recent ICC committee meeting. Using artificial substances instead of saliva still has to be discussed. Whatever the case‚ a centuries-long tradition of using spit on the leather has been done away with because of the coronavirus and how it spreads through saliva. ..
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