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The BCCI on Thursday lifted the ban on use of saliva on the ball within the upcoming Indian Premier League after majority of captains agreed to its proposal. The choice was taken on the captains’ assembly in Mumbai. “The saliva ban has been lifted. Majority of captains were in favour of the move,” a high BCCI official informed PTI. The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) had banned the age-old observe of making use of saliva to shine the ball as a precautionary measure through the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the world physique made the ban everlasting. The IPL too included the ICC ban in its taking part in situations within the aftermath of the pandemic however its pointers are outdoors the purview of the game’s governing physique.
With the event on Thursday, the IPL turns into the primary main cricketing occasion to re-introduce saliva’s use after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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