Virat Kohli's Childhood Coach Rajkumar Sharma Not In Favour Of Imposition Of Ban On Use Of Saliva To Shine The Ball

Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma is not in the favour of ban being imposed by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on the use of saliva to shine the ball.

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) recently made huge changes to the laws of cricket and the changes will come into force from October 2022. One of the most notable changes was the imposition of the ban on the use of saliva to shine the ball. The MCC statement read:

“The new laws will not permit the use of saliva on the ball, which also removes any grey areas of fielders eating sugary sweets to alter their saliva to apply to the ball.”

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Meanwhile, Rajkumar Sharma, while speaking on the Khelneeti podcast, shared his opinion on this matter and said that the bowlers “should be given some liberty”. He opined that using saliva on the ball is not unfair and it shouldn’t have been banned. He asserted:

“Bowlers should be given some liberty. There are so many dead tracks where there is nothing for bowlers – no spin or swing. We were playing a Ranji Trophy match in Guwahati and there was no assistance for the bowlers at all.”

“If bowlers can apply some saliva and try to get it to reverse swing, that is also being stopped. It is not something unfair and there was no need to make such an issue. When you are allowing sweat, why not saliva? I don’t think saliva or mint makes a huge difference. Even if bowlers are getting a little advantage, it is only fair for them.”

It is the right decision – Saba Karim on saliva ban

Former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Saba Karim also shared his opinion on the saliva ban by saying that the decision taken by the MCC is a correct one as there were a lot of unnecessary controversies created due to the use of saliva. He elaborated

“It is the right decision. We have seen a lot of times unnecessary controversy has been created. Sometimes players come back chewing gums from breaks and then apply saliva on the ball. It might not be intentional, but sometimes these things can become unavoidable. And by doing so, if the shape of the ball is being altered and bowlers are getting greater assistance, then it is against the rules of the game.”

“During the pandemic, saliva was banned. The technical committee analyzed that saliva does not provide any extra advantage, so it is not needed. You can use sweat for shining the ball.”

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