Warne suggests weighted ball to solve shining dilemma

FILE PHOTO: Former Australian cricket player Shane Warne visits the house that Nelson Mandela occupied at Drakenstein Prison, on the 30th anniversary of Mandela's release, near Cape Town, South Africa, February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham

(Reuters) - Australian spin great Shane Warne has suggested using weighted balls to help pace bowlers generate swing without risking health when cricket resumes after the coronavirus shutdown.

The traditional way of shining the ball by rubbing it with sweat and saliva to generate swing is likely to be discontinued on health grounds when cricket restarts after the pandemic has subsided.