It is with Stuart Broad, however, that a genuine link exists between the modern wobble-seam ball and its oldest recorded ...

We always bang on about batting partnerships. The need for them. How they can turn a Test. How they should bat. How the ...

Allahuddien Paleker has become the latest South African umpire to join the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, following in the footsteps of men such as Rudi Koertzen, Dave Orchard and Marais Erasmus, who ...

The use of saliva to shine the cricket ball is a deeply ingrained tradition, crucial for maintaining the ball's condition, especially in the longer formats of the game. However, this practice was ...

In a significant turn of events for cricket enthusiasts, the Indian Premier League (IPL) will allow bowlers to use saliva to shine the cricket ball, reversing a ban that had been in place due to ...

Allahuddien Palekar has become the latest South African umpire to join the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after the international ...

The BCCI has lifted the saliva ban in IPL 2025, allowing bowlers to shine the ball again. While fast bowlers welcome the decision, experts question whether it will truly restore balance in a format ...

BCCI has lifted ban on using saliva as polishing agent after franchise captains backed move, arguing it will help restore reverse swing, a crucial element in white-ball cricket.

It remains unclear whether the International Cricket Council (ICC) will lift the saliva ban for red-ball cricket, following ...

India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Thursday wholeheartedly welcomed the BCCI’s decision to lift the saliva ban ahead of IPL 2025, saying it will help the bowlers find reverse swing even in unhelpful ...

IMAGE: Senior India pacer Mohammed Shami had spoken about the need to use saliva on the ball in what has become a predominantly batters' game. Photograph: Mohammed Shami/X The Board of Control for ...