Using saliva on a cricket ball will be considered tampering and has been banned under a new set of laws announced by the MCC.

[Holden Hillbilly]

Using saliva on a cricket ball will be considered tampering and has been banned under a new set of laws announced by the MCC.
And the Mankad, one of the most controversial modes of dismissal in cricket, has been moved from the “unfair play” section of the official laws of the game to “run out” to avoid any negative connotations over what is a legal play.

Referred to in the laws of the game as “running out the nonstriker”, the act of a bowler stopping to run out a batsman creeping out of his crease has long been contentious as to whether it’s in the spirit of the game.

But the subtle change should serve to remove any debate that is an official mode of dismissal.

Banned: New rules on ball tampering

Using saliva on a cricket ball will be considered tampering and has been banned under a new set of laws announced by the MCC.

www.news.com.au

 

[k31th]

Saliva considered tampering... "suck it up bowlers" is the message I read out of that... Although they allow sweat... pretty dumb to allow one everyday bodily secretion that works to provide liquid to shine the ball, but not another, even if it removes the "grey area" of eating mints etc to provide more "shine power" to the saliva...

 

[Around the Wicket]

Haha what a joke, if bowlers can't do this ban the big bats.