India’s fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah said on Friday that bowlers are paralyzed by the ban on saliva as sweat is ineffective in flashing the ball. England scored 263 for three on the opening day of the first Test match against India on a lifeless pitch at Chepauk. Captain Joe Root is playing 128 in his 100th Test century. The SG ball began to soften after 40 overs. Bumrah said in a virtual press conference after the first day’s play that the ball began to soften shortly after the wicket was flat and unable to bounce. You have quite a few options (to blink the ball). We are trying to find a solution among the limited options.
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Bumrah, who took two wickets from India, said it was difficult to maintain the glow of the ball as the International Cricket Council banned the use of saliva due to the Kovid-19 epidemic. Bumrah said, “Yes it becomes difficult when the ball is soft and you cannot make it shine due to the rules of Kovid-19. We cannot use saliva and it is very difficult to maintain the shine of the ball.”
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He said sweating is not the best option to get a reverse swing from a ball that is not as effective as saliva. He said, “In India, the ball is easily rough. So you have to shine a part of it but not with a sweat. You can’t make a part of the sweat heavy and it doesn’t benefit. But these are the rules and we have to keep up with the circumstances.”
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