Make bowlers wear a mask: Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq

LAHORE: Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes it will not be easy for the bowlers to get used to with the saliva ban which will come into effect once cricket resumes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Misbah, bowlers should be asked to wear masks in order to stop them from using saliva "instinctively" on the ball in order to shine it.

"It is not going to be easy at all (bowling without applying saliva). This is a habit players have developed since the start of their cricket. Even if a player keeps in mind the new restrictions somewhere he might act instinctively," Misbah said in an interview to YouTube Cricket Channel 'Cricket Baaz'. "We might have to do something to prevent this. Like making bowlers wear a mask or some other restrictive protection so that they don't use saliva instinctively," he added. IANS