The ICC Cricket Committee Heard From The Chair Of The ICC Medical Advisory Committee:
The ICC Committee has a beneficial ban on the use of saliva to polish match balls in order to ensure the health of players and officers.
Players are likely to polish cricket balls with sweat, but not with their saliva under the ICC guidelines.
Dr. Peter Harcourt, the chairman of the medical advisory committee, met with the ICC ‘s influential committee to discuss how the game may be resumed after the coronavirus pandemic.
Captain Joe Root argues that test cricket can not be conducted if the guidelines of social distance imply the sport is compromised ultimately.
The Committee also took note of the medical council for the unlikely transmission of the virus via sweat and did not see the need to ban the use of sweat to polish a ball while recommending the implementation of enhanced hygiene on and around the playground.
We are going through an extraordinary time- Anil Kumble:
The “high risk of transmission” created by sprucing the spit using the ball was agreed unanimously that for the present time the standard technique had to be shelved, although sweat was nevertheless allowed.
In addition, it was decided to vote for a suspension of the 18-years rule that guarantees on-field officials in Test cricket from non-participating countries to reduce travel and detention issues.
In addition, each group must be awarded one additional DRS assessment per entry by the Committee.
Anil Kumble, former captain of India and member of the cricket committee said: “We are going through an extraordinary time, and the recommendation that the committee has today made is provisional action to enable us to resume cricket safely and protect the very essence of our game.”
The acts will now be deemed earlier than allowed by the Committee of CEOs.
