KKR’s mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and RCB coach Andy Flower are on the same page on the BCCI’s stance on lifting the saliva ban for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
Flower spoke: “The saliva part, I mean, I do not see it as being that important. We will see if it has an effect, as long as not too many people all of a sudden become huge fans of sugary sweets,” he added.
“I do not think that’s going to make much difference regarding the saliva,” said Chakavarthy.
In another new rule for bowlers to counter the dew, the BCCI has decided to introduce a rule to change the ball around the 11th over for the evening matches.
The request for a new ball will be made at the discretion of the on-field umpires. These decisions were taken during a meeting of all captains on Thursday.
“I have always wondered why there was this reticence on the umpires’ part to change the ball, to make it an even and fair contest, and that is what we are looking for. You know, the people that make the rules under which we play the game of cricket, and ground staff preparing pitches, we are always looking for a fair balance between bat and ball, and in conditions where dew does affect the game significantly, think that is a really good rule change, and about time,” Flower said during the press conference.
“The dew part where you can change the ball might help the spinners and the moment they change the ball, the 11th, 12th and 13th (overs) it could be a spinner bowling because the ball would not be that wet. So that change is what I am forecasting here. That’s what I can see,” Chakravarthy opined.
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