Updated On: 20 March, 2025 06:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The decision was finalized at the IPL 2025 captains' meet in Mumbai. The captain's meeting, which was scheduled to begin at 12.30 pm in Mumbai, did not start on time due to a delay in the arrival of a few team officials at the BCCI office

Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Rajat Patidar (Pic: X/@IPL)
Ahead of the IPL 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) lifted the ban on the use of saliva on the ball, after a majority of captains agreed to its proposal.
IPL will be the first major cricket tournament to do away with the rule that was imposed following the COVID-19 pandemic.