With International Cricket Council (ICC) ban on the use of saliva to polish the ball, bowlers across countries have been vocal about alternatives to compensate for the perceived loss of swing but umpire Nitin Menon, the newest inclusion in ICC's elite panel, says doing so would not be in the spirit of the game.

Menon's inclusion on Monday to the ICC's Elite Panel of Umpires makes him the youngest ever to be included in the panel.