Bowlers will be allowed to use saliva to shine the cricket ball in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), reversing the ...

Thank you, Mohammad Shami, for letting your mouth do the talking. You might have saved the art of fast bowling and, by extension, cricket itself.

One of the noteworthy decisions stemming from this meeting is the reintroduction of saliva for shining the ball, set to take effect from the IPL 2025 season. This policy shift is significant as it ...

RCB head coach also addressed the surprise appointment of Rajat Patidar as RCB’s captain, insisting that the entire team is ...

Saliva helps fast bowlers maintain the ball's shine, creating an imbalance that aids swing, a key element in cricket's bowling mechanics for more than a century. It also helps bowlers generate ...