Might Limit Usage Of Saliva For Shining The Ball: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Published - 11 Mar 2020, 03:52 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:04 AM
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India’s ace pacer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has said that India might limit the usage of spit to shine the ball due to the coronavirus scare as the deadly coronavirus outbreak has reached India.
Amid the ever-rising danger of the coronavirus outbreak with more than 45 positive cases in the country, Bhuvneshwar Kumar said India players are taking every possible precaution in these difficult times.
The Indian National Cricket Team will take on South Africa in a three-match ODI series. The first game of the series will take place on March 12 at Dharamshala.
Bhuvi has returned to the Indian side after a long time as he was away from the senior national side due to an injury that he sustained last year when the Proteas visited India.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Opens Up On Coronavirus Precautions:
“We have thought about this thing (not using saliva) but I can’t say right now we will not use saliva because if we don’t use saliva then how will we shine the ball. Then we will get hit and you people will say you are not bowling well,” the 31-year-old pacer said.
“But it’s a valid point and let’s see we will have a team meeting today and whatever instruction we get or whatever is the best option we will do. It all depends on the team doctor and what advise he gives us,” he added.
Coronavirus Threat Looms Large Over IPL 2020
Things are getting trickier for BCCI ahead of the thirteenth edition of the IPL due to the coronavirus outbreak that is affecting sporting events all across the globe.
As of now, no international cricket match has been affected by the outbreak but signs are not at all promising ahead of the IPL.
Bhuvneshwar refused to speculate on whether the upcoming Indian Premier League will be disrupted by the deadly disease.
“You cannot say anything right now because it’s taking a dangerous situation in India. But we are taking every precaution we can take. We have a team doctor with us and he is giving us instructions about dos and don’ts. So we hope it won’t go (spread) much further,” he said.
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