Shami, however, rued the absence of reverse swing and said he is pleading to the global regulators at the International Cricket Council to lift the ban on the use of saliva to shine the cricket ball.

Indian pacer Mohammad Shami on Thursday (March 6) appealed to the ICC to lift the ban on using saliva to shine cricket balls that was introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since 2011, two balls ...

Mohammed Shami called for ICC to lift the saliva ban, stressing its role in enabling reverse swing and adding excitement for bowlers, especially in ODIs, where rules have significantly reduced pacers' ...