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In my opinion, impact player rule is unfair for all-rounder: Jwala Singh

New Delhi, March 21: Former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan has said that the decision to lift the ban on the use of saliva in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will give bowlers an advantage by enabling them to generate reverse swing in the death overs, creating challenges for batters, and urged bowlers to make the most of it, ESPNcricinfo reported.

After Shami, New Zealand's Southee calls to quash saliva ban on ball

New Delhi, March 6: Former New Zealand pacer Tim Southee has supported India pacer Mohammed Shami's call to revoke the saliva ban on the ball in international cricket to assist bowlers in getting reverse swing from the ball. The International Cricket Council (ICC) had, in May 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic as a temporary measure, barred players from using saliva to polish the ball.