Arthur Crabtree wrote:Interesting talk that cricketers won't be able to use saliva on the ball but can apply sweat.... like they ever followed laws in what they were allowed to do to the ball in the first place. And is there reliable evidence of sweat v spit?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/52714934
What happens when the bowler forgets the present regulation and applies saliva on the ball?
sussexpob wrote:This is where I think it gets ridiculous even for me. You either play the game with no restrictions, or you admit there is safety concerns and dont play. All these football teams having to stay in hotels, non contact training, having to social distance benches and coaches on the sidelines, no handshakes or celebrations.... what the hell does it matter if they spend 90 minutes making unrestricted physical contact with each other.
Cricket is obviously different, but if its unsafe or there is a risk, then umpires are still going to be standing with people running past them all day, keepers are still going to be breathing whatever the batsman breathes out standing up to the stumps.... and the idea they can social distance in dressing rooms, sharing toilets and showers and hotels.... they all touch the same stuff, will be around each other.
These kind of token safety things just seem ridiculous to me. If a bowler spits on the ball and has coronavirus, his team mates are going to have it almost certainly, and its going to ahve nothing to do with how they shine the ball.
The Professor wrote:T20 World Cup in October-November 2020 postponed to October-November 2022. The 2023 ODI World Cup in India will now be held in October-November instead of February-March window
In short....seems like World Cup has been postponed for IPL.
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