Saliva ban makes ‘bowling’ difficult for pacers: Taskin
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) enacted a slew of new rules, including banning the use of saliva to shine the ball, will make ‘bowling’ difficult for the pace bowlers.
Although the new rules deem to be going against the pacers, Taskin thinks they all should try their best to adjust with this changed rules of the games, not to think much about its negative.
“I think the rules are going against the pacers as each day passes,” said Taskin Ahmed, who was delighted to have returned to the field after a long halt.
“Now the pacers can’t use saliva to shine the ball but shining the ball is very important for the bowlers to get some reverse swing off an old ball. I haven’t played cricket under the new rules but I saw it in the Tests between England and West Indies. All the players are celebrating in a different way and are shining the ball in a different way,” Taskin said this after completing his running session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur today.
“I think we’ll also find a different way to shine the ball when we resume cricket. We’ll just need to adjust to these rules even though it’s difficult for pacers,” he added.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic worldwide, the world cricket apex body has banned the use of saliva on balls as an interim health safety measure, a move which has raised concerns about the game becoming even more batsmen friendly.
The new rules have been first applied in the ongoing three-Test series between England and West Indies that started on July 8 following the enforced break of COVID-19.
