'Difficult for players to stop applying saliva as it comes naturally'
Updated On: 21 May, 2020 06:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Harit N Joshi
West Indies pace great Sir Andy Roberts warns against use of any artificial substance as a substitute for saliva; feels sweat is enough to shine the ball
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India pacer Mohammed Shami applies saliva to the ball during the second T20I against NZ at Auckland in January. Pic /AFP
Sir Andy Roberts has warned the International Cricket Council (ICC) against allowing any artificial substance to be applied on the ball.
There has been talk about polish, wax or a suitable substance being permitted by cricket's world governing body as a substitute to saliva to induce swing.
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