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The Times of India
The Times of India
Sport
Manish Kumar | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

Cricket ball manufacturers unfazed by saliva ban being made permanent

NEW DELHI: Among the cricket laws which were modified by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Tuesday, the permanent ban on saliva use on the cricket ball and the "Mankading" method of dismissal no longer being considered unfair play were two of the more talked about changes.

Players have always used the traditional method of shining one side of the ball with saliva and sweat to help generate more movement in the air as it travels towards batsmen.

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