Bangladesh spinners differ with Kumble on saliva issue
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh left-arm spinners Abdul Razzaq and Taijul Islam did not agree with ICC Cricket Committee chairman Anil Kumble’s claim on the Salvia ban.
Anil Kumble has recently revealed that the ban on using salvia and sweat to shone the ball will help spinners
‘‘I think it will put all the bowlers in a disadvantage situation, there is no advantage for anybody but the pacers will be more affected than the spinners,’ Razzak told a leading English daily.
‘I think if the shine is not maintained, spinners will also face trouble. If the ball is shiny in one side and rough on the other side, it helps us to get the drift from the pitch. We can drift the ball in both ways,’ he added.
Taijul, who is currently leading Bangladesh’s spin attack in Tests in the absence of Sakib al Hasan, also disagreed with Kumble and echoed Razzak saying that the shine of the ball was an important component in his bowling.
‘‘I don’t know about others but for me, keeping the ball shiny for a longer time is very useful because the shine of the ball helps me to drift it away or to skid it away.
‘‘Sometimes it also helps to drift the ball in. So when the shine is lost, I will not get the skid or drift like I used to get,’ Taijul said.
