New Delhi, April 28 -- The reintroduction of the use of saliva has been helpful for the bowlers, especially the pacers, in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), felt Gujarat Titans fast bowler Prasidh Krishna. The use of saliva to shine the cricket ball was first banned during the COVID-19 years by the International Cricket Council (ICC), later adopted by the IPL.

With things back to normal, the BCCI decided to lift the saliva ban for IPL 2025, a decision which has brought a smile to a lot of bowlers. In fact, IPL is the first major franchise league to lift the saliva ban.

According to Krishna, the impact of saliva has been able to generate a chain reaction for the pace bowlers, especially in the death overs. As a result, six bowlers...