'Most IPL captains wanted saliva ban to be lifted': BCCI
Updated On: 21 March, 2025 08:13 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The decision was taken at the captains’ meeting in Mumbai ahead of the league starting on Saturday
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(From left) IPL captains Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals), Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants), Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders), Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans), Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings), Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings), Rajat Patidar (RCB), Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians) and Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals) at a city hotel yesterday. Pic/BCCI; IPL
The BCCI on Thursday lifted the ban on use of saliva on the ball in the upcoming Indian Premier League after a majority of captains agreed to its proposal, making it the first major cricket competition to do away with the restriction that was a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision was taken at the captains’ meeting in Mumbai ahead of the league starting on Saturday.
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