David Warner Has No Issue With The Use Of Saliva

In the current situation a lot of reports are doing rounds of ICC thinking over the traditional use of saliva of on the ball. David Warner, the star opener of Australia cricket team believes a ban on the same will be unnecessary.

Warner says

According to reports, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering like legalizing the use of artificial substances to shine the ball instead of saliva to avoid the risk of getting COVID infected. The use of saliva of the ball is a traditional way of shining the ball and right now it seems to be highly risky in the wake of the deadly COVID-19. While many think that it’s time to do away with the use of saliva now David Warner thinks otherwise.

Warner thinks that there is no need for such a ban. He said, “You’re sharing changerooms and you’re sharing everything else, I don’t see why you have to change that.” Speaking about the age-old tradition he further told cricket.com.au, “It’s been going around for hundreds of years now, I can’t recall anyone that’s got sick by doing that. If you’re going to contract a bug, I don’t think it’d necessarily be just from that.”

What others think

On the other hand, recently Gillespie termed the practice gross and suggested some artificial police to shine the ball. Shaun Tait likes the act but doesn’t find it very nice. “I’ve never been a huge fan of the saliva on the ball, it’s not very nice really,” Tait said. “We have to open to some possible changes there.” Richard Hadlee asked for an enlarged seam meanwhile “to give the bowlers more assistance”.

Josh Hazlewood believes that this issue will be faced a lot more in the longer format of the game. He further added, “Bowlers rely on any sort of sideways movement in the air. If you didn’t maintain the ball at all for 80 overs it would be quite easy to bat after that initial shine has gone. Whether you use saliva or sweat, maybe one person can do it. I’m not sure. It’s something that will have to be talked about when we get back out there and hopefully come up with a solution.”

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In the current situation a lot of reports are doing rounds of ICC thinking over the traditional use of saliva of on the ball. David Warner, the star opener of Australia cricket team believes a ban on the same will be unnecessary.

Warner says

According to reports, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering like legalizing the use of artificial substances to shine the ball instead of saliva to avoid the risk of getting COVID infected. The use of saliva of the ball is a traditional way of shining the ball and right now it seems to be highly risky in the wake of the deadly COVID-19. While many think that it’s time to do away with the use of saliva now David Warner thinks otherwise. Warner thinks that there is no need for such a ban. He said, "You're sharing changerooms and you're sharing everything else, I don't see why you have to change that." Speaking about the age-old tradition he further told cricket.com.au, "It's been going around for hundreds of years now, I can't recall anyone that's got sick by doing that. If you're going to contract a bug, I don't think it'd necessarily be just from that.”

What others think

On the other hand, recently Gillespie termed the practice gross and suggested some artificial police to shine the ball. Shaun Tait likes the act but doesn’t find it very nice. "I've never been a huge fan of the saliva on the ball, it's not very nice really," Tait said. "We have to open to some possible changes there." Richard Hadlee asked for an enlarged seam meanwhile “to give the bowlers more assistance". Josh Hazlewood believes that this issue will be faced a lot more in the longer format of the game. He further added, "Bowlers rely on any sort of sideways movement in the air. If you didn’t maintain the ball at all for 80 overs it would be quite easy to bat after that initial shine has gone. Whether you use saliva or sweat, maybe one person can do it. I’m not sure. It’s something that will have to be talked about when we get back out there and hopefully come up with a solution." Stay updated with all the cricketing action, follow Cricadium on Facebook, Twitterand Instagram