New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): It has been decided that bowlers can continue using saliva to shine the ball. IPL 2025\. The choice was finalized by IPL Following a meeting on Thursday at the BCCI offices in Mumbai, many of the franchise captains backed the proposal during discussions with the event’s decision-makers, according to an ESPNcricinfo report.

Multiple captains consented to overturning the spit ban implemented by the organization. ICC Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, several fast bowlers have argued that the restriction hinders their performance by preventing them from utilizing reverse swing. This technique has grown less common in one-day international (ODI) matches and other limited-over games due to the use of two new balls.

The prohibition on using saliva was implemented in May 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as a short-term precautionary step, yet ICC The report stated that it was made permanent in September 2022.

Bowlers were permitted to use only sweat to polish the ball. Occasionally, they have spoken out against the prohibition of using saliva for this purpose.

After India defeated Australia in the Champions Trophy, Mohammed Shami started off with a three-wicket haul, the bowler was then summoned ICC To permit bowlers to apply saliva to the ball once more in order to reintroduce reverse swing into the match.

"We are attempting to achieve reverse swing, but applying saliva to the ball is prohibited. We continue to argue that we should be permitted to use saliva so as to reintroduce reverse swing into the game and make it more engaging," Shami stated, as reported by ESPNCricinfo.

Southee, who similarly misses the effect of reverse swing in matches, particularly when the pitch favors batsmen, supported Shami. During the semifinal between New Zealand and South Africa on ESPN Cricinfo's Match Day show, Southee stated that as a bowler, he believes in wanting certain advantages.

"That rule came about due to COVID-19 as the virus spread globally, but personally, as a bowler, I believe one should seek some edge. Observing how the game has evolved, we frequently witness teams scoring above 360 runs or even crossing the 300-mark consistently in this format. Hence, I feel adjustments must tilt towards the benefit of bowlers, and if allowing a touch of saliva helps them regain an advantage, then I don’t see why it shouldn't be reconsidered," Southee stated, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.

Fast bowlers believe that applying saliva can enhance their skills during Test matches. (ANI)