I don't see why you've to change it: David Warner joins debate on saliva to shine ball

Star Australian opener David Warner does t see need to abolish use of saliva to shine ball when cricket resumes in post COVID-19 world as he feels it is more or less risky than sharing change room with fellow players. re is speculation that use of saliva to shine ball will be stopped to cut down risk of highly contagious infection when international cricket restarts. 

I don't see why you've to change it

"You're sharing change rooms and you're sharing everything else, I don't see why you have to change that," Warner told 'cricket.com.au'.

"It's been going around for hundreds of years w, I can't recall anyone that's got sick by doing that. If you're going to contract a bug, I don't think it'd necessarily be just from that.

"I'm t too sure but it's t my place to comment on wher or t we should or shouldn't (use saliva to shine ball). It's up to ICC and governing bodies to decide."

However, former fast bowler Shaun Tait believes it is important to be open about changes and use of saliva could become a thing of past. "I've never been a huge fan of saliva on ball, it's t very nice really," Tait said.  "We have to open to some possible changes re."

subject of legalisation of ball tampering has led to divided opinions with West Indies pace great Michael Holding saying it is a bit "self contradictory", while South Africa legend Allan Donald being open to idea. Among ors, batting great Sachin Tendulkar said players will be wary of using saliva to shine ball, while Pakistan legend Waqar Younis, former India pacer Ashish Nehra and spinner Harbhajan Singh have supported use of spit. 

Im credits: AP