India, March 8 -- After India's victory against Australia in the semi-finals of the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025, Mohammed Shami urged ICC to revoke the ban on using saliva to shine the ball. The veteran pacer told reporters that the ban on saliva makes it harder to bowl reverse swing deliveries. Shami, who took four wickets in the match, felt that the decision to revoke the ban could make matches more interesting.

The saliva ban was first introduced in May 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic as a temporary measure, and then fast forward to 2022, the ban was made permanent.

Since then, Shami's words have received backing from former international bowlers R Ashwin, Vernon Philander and Tim Southee.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin...