BCCI (Indian Cricket Control Board) may allow bowlers to spit on the ball this season of the Indian Premier League. It is currently banned. The proposal has been discussed internally within the BCCI and will be placed before the captain of all IPL teams at a meeting in Mumbai on Thursday.
“Kovid had spit on the ball before,” a BCCI official told the news agency. Since the Covid pandemic has been banned from spitting on the ball as a caution to prevent the spread of the Kovid epidemic, now when we are not in danger, we feel that there is no problem with the ban on spit in the IPL.
DRS can also be approved on the wide outside the height wide and off stump In addition, the use of DRS for height and width outside the stump in the IPL may also be approved. Hawk Eye and ball tracking will be used to determine the height of the wide and wide outside the off-stump. The team will also be allowed to review whether the on-field umpire has given a wide ball for height. If the team thinks it is not enough wide, they can take the DRS.
The umpire's decision on the wide outside the height wide and off stump is final.
The spit on the ball was banned during Kovid The International Cricket Council (ICC) banned the old practice of spitting to shine the ball as a caution during the COVID-19 epidemic. In 2022, the ICC permanent the restriction. After the epidemic, IPL also included the ICC ban in its game conditions.
Virat Kohli shining the ball with the first spit of Corona.
Shami requested the ICC to lift the ban on spit's use on the ball Talking to reporters after winning Team India's 4 wickets against Australia in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy, Shami urged the ICC to lift the ban on spitting on the ball. “We are trying to swing reverse, but the spit is not allowed to use the ball,” Shami said. We are appealing that we should be allowed to use spit, so that we can bring back reverse swing in the game and the game becomes interesting.
BCCI may impose a fine for spitting on the ball for the third time According to last year's IPL rules, if a player commits the crime of spitting on the ball for the third time, he is informed and could be fined less than Rs 10 lakh or 25% of his match fee. The fielding captain is called and the first warning is given in case of spit. If another event happens during the innings, the fielding captain is given a second and final warning. Even then, the BCCI can take action if a case comes from the team. This can happen to any player or captain.
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