Bhuvneshwar Kumar Reckons That It Will Challenging To Shine The Ball As Sweat Won't Be Available Everywhere

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Indian swing bowler has said that it will be a challenge for the bowlers to shine the ball in the absence of the usage of saliva as sweat is not possible everywhere in the world.

The International Cricket Council [ICC] placed a ban on the usage of saliva on a cricket ball as part of the newly updated guidelines in times of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar took to Twitter on Sunday to engage with his fans via Question-Answer session where he was asked by sports journalist Subhayan Chakraborty about whether sweat can do the same job as saliva, especially in cooler countries like England or New Zealand.

“With saliva ban coming into play, do you think life will become more difficult for bowlers who don’t possess express pace, especially in red-ball cricket? Can sweat really do the job in cooler countries like England or New Zealand? #AskBhuvi

Bhuvneshwar Kumar said that it will be a challenge for the bowlers while hoping that things soon restore to normalcy.

“Sweat is not possible everywhere in the world, definitely it’s going to be challenging. Hope things get better soon as they were,” Bhuvneshwar Kumar said.

Sweat is not possible everywhere in the world , definitely it’s going to be challenging. Hope things get better soon as they were. https://t.co/Uy7sPIA140

— Bhuvneshwar Kumar (@BhuviOfficial) July 12, 2020

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“I hope the ICC comes up with some artificial way”- Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Ever since the ICC announced that the usage of the saliva will be banned in the post-Covid-19 world, several former and current bowlers have called for the use of an alternate substance to shine the cricket ball.

There were reports that the ICC was mulling to legalize the use of the foreign substance on the ball but no formal decision has been taken on the same thus far.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, just like his compatriot Jasprit Bumrah, had called for the use of artificial substance during a webinar organized by GainAccess Sports & Entertainment and Sportz Power last month.

“I hope the ICC comes up with some artificial way by which we can shine the ball. You need to do it when you bowl in swinging conditions in (places like) England. Even the spinners need it,” Kumar had said.

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