⚡Suggested Not Putting Saliva on Cricket Ball 10–11 Years Ago, My Idea Was Ignored: Shoaib Akhtar

Players often use saliva to make cricket ball shine as it helps fast-bowlers extract extra swing. Now with fears of transmitting the virus through the saliva, some players are against this cricket tradition. Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is one of them and claims that he suggested not to put saliva on ball some 10-11 years ago.