Former BCCI chief of selectors MSK Prasad believes that the ICC should think about alternative ways for players to shine the ball since the use of saliva and sweat will be banned in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

“The rules of the game state that external sources cannot be used to shine the ball as it will amount to ball tampering. So, players were used to using their own sweat, and in most cases, saliva to shine the ball to get it done," MSK Prasad said on Star Sports’ Telugu show Cricket Connected – Field Gurunchi. "But in the current scenario, they should be banned from using this technique and ICC should come up with an alternative route.”

The Vincy Premier League, a T10 tournament, which was earlier scheduled to begin on May 22 in the eastern Caribbean country of St Vincent and the Grenadines, will be played without the use of saliva or sweat on the ball as well.

"No player would be allowed to use any saliva on the ball," Kishore Shallow, the vice-president of the Grenadines Cricket Association was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.

He further added, "Of course, we will be having different dedicated, assigned spaces around the players' pavilion for teams so that they are not necessarily crowded together. All teams would have their own space where they could practise physical distancing."

All the sporting events around the world have been on hold due to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League was also called off for the time being which was earlier slated to take place from March 29 and later that was also postponed until April 29. Moreover, there is a question mark on the ICC T20 World Cup also which is scheduled to be held later this year and it might get postponed too if the situation doesn’t get better.

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