Saliva ban could pave the way for the spinners to shine : Kumble
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ICC Cricket Committee Chairman and former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble believes that saliva ban could help the spinners to get back into the game and bring more balanced cricket between bat and ball.
Kumble who has also directed the governing body to ban the usage of saliva on the ball in the post COVID-19 era to get the sport restarted.
If the usage of saliva doesn't exist then pacer will struggle to get swing on the ball as the Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc saying the game might become boring if batters dominate.
However, Kumble thinks otherwise as he is hoping that spinners might play a bigger part in this case.
"You can probably leave grass on the surface or even rough it up and have two spinners," he told in an online forum on Wednesday.
"Let's get spinners back in the game in a Test match. Because if it's a one-day or T20 game, you're not worried about the ball or shining of the ball," he added.
The former leg-spinner also said that he would love to see teams like Australia and England to play with two spinners which he never saw happens and also said that the ground staff could create spin-friendly pitch to favour spinners.
"two spinners playing in Australia, two spinners playing in England, which never happens. In cricket you have the surface you can play around with and bring about a balance between bat and ball," he said.
"All of us are yearning to start the game and not really worried about saliva or sweat or condition of the ball - we just want to play cricket," he added.
On the other hand, Australian ball manufacturer Kookaburra has taken an initiative to have a wax applicator to shine the ball, but the governing body is reluctant to allow an alternative aids.
Kumble believes an artificial substance on the ball will kill the creativity of the sport.
"We've been very strict about substances that have been used on the ball," he said.
