Make bowlers wear masks to stop them from using saliva ‘instinctively’: Misbah-ul-Haq tells ICC
Pakistan head coach and chief selector, Misbah-ul-Haq, on Monday (May 25) stated that it’ll not be straightforward for the quick bowlers to undertake to ICC’s new pointers for resumption of cricket, including that the bowlers ought to be requested to put on masks in an effort to cease them from utilizing saliva on the ball “instinctively”.
Notably, a number of “back to cricket” pointers are advisable by the International Cricket Council (ICC), together with a 14-day pre-match isolation coaching camps for the resumption of cricketing actions amid coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
The ICC Cricket Committee, led by former India skipper Anil Kumble, has additionally advisable a ban on utilizing saliva on the ball in an effort to curb the unfold of coronavirus.
“It isn’t going to be straightforward in any respect (bowling with out making use of saliva). This is a behavior gamers have developed because the begin of their cricket. Even if a participant retains in thoughts the brand new restrictions someplace he would possibly act instinctively,? Misbah stated in an interview to YouTube Cricket Channel ‘Cricket Baaz’.
“We might have to do something to prevent this. Like making bowlers wear a mask or some other restrictive protection so that they don’t use saliva instinctively,” he added.
Other pointers issued by the ICC embrace common hand sanitisation of the gamers, no lavatory or bathe breaks whereas coaching, minimising time spent within the altering room earlier than and after a sport and no handing over of private gadgets to teammates or the on-field umpires.
Misbah stated that gamers will want time to undertake the brand new taking part in situations. “It is like when you keep on driving a car your reactions become automated,” he stated.
Misbah additionally admitted that the efficiency of the bowlers can be affected by the ICC’s pointers. “Our bowlers could find it difficult in English conditions. Because they regularly use saliva to shine one side of the ball to get it to swing more. You can shine the ball through other legal methods but using saliva ensures one side of the ball has weight and this is very helpful to the pace bowlers,” Misbah added.
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