Batsman and bowlers need to have level playing field as far as legalizing ball tampering is concerned- Mithun
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Bangladesh’s batsman Mohammad Mithun said that he is skeptical about legalizing ball tampering as they believe that it can have an impact on the game if only bowlers get an advantage through it.
‘’It depends on how much help they can take [by using other substances] and I think it is due to health-related issues and due to it they are thinking not to use saliva. If allowing something to shine the bowl excluding the saliva then it should work as like as the saliva, not more than that and I hope everything will be done scientifically,’’ he said.
‘’It will be okay if they make the consideration taking everything into account but if it happens like it got more advantage then using saliva then it will become more difficult to play,’’ he said adding that what is allowed to use for shining the ball will also have an impact,’’ he said.
It was reported that coronavirus may force the ICC to allow the use of artificial substances under the supervision of umpires to help polish the red ball in the longest format, instead of using saliva.
Saliva has long been used as a way of keeping one side of the ball shiny to help produce swing but it could cause health risk according to World Health Organization (WHO) advisory it could cause a health risk and as a result, the cricket world may see the bar of using saliva that was used by the pacers from the beginning of the game.
Fast bowlers around the world believe that the Test match would become tougher for them if the saliva is taken out of the equation and already some pace bowlers have shown their concern as there is the possibility of stopping the long tradition.
It seems to enable a fair balance in the contest between bat and ball beyond the early overs of an innings decision-makers may allow using an agreed artificial substance such as leather moisturizer, wax or shoe polish to shine the ball to prevent players at every level from sharing a ball that has been lathered in saliva.
‘’It also depends on what they are basically letting the bowler use. If they give something that can shine the bowl after using per one or five over, but if they allow something which should be used consistently otherwise bowl will not shine for a longer time then it will become another issue,’’ he said.
‘’They will take the decision balancing the situation to both batsman and bowlers. If it becomes a challenge then that will not be a problem. But if one side has an advantage another side won't then it will be difficult to the disadvantaged side, this is very normal,’’ he concluded.
