FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England Nets - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - September 3, 2019 A cricket ball during nets Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - England's premier ball manufacturer has some advice for bowlers worried about being unable to generate swing due to a ban on the use of saliva to shine the ball: "Carry a cotton towel."
Polishing one side with sweat and saliva has been used by fast bowlers to alter the aerodynamics of the ball but the International Cricket Council banned the use of saliva this month to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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