Former New Zealand captain Tim Southee and former South African pacer Vernon Philander expressed support for star India pacer Mohammed Shami, who recently urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to revoke the ban on usage of saliva on the ball in order to bring reverse swing back into the limited-overs game,

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Mohammed Shami has called for the ban on using saliva on the ball to be lifted in order to enhance reverse swing. The ICC imposed this ban on saliva due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mohammed Shami had voiced for revoking the ban on saliva on the ball for more reverse swing. Former cricketers Vernon Philander and Tim Southee have backed Shami in this to add further voice to it. The ICC had banned saliva usage on the ball due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tim Southee and Vernon Philander showed their support for Mohammed Shami, who appealed to the ICC to revoke the ban on using saliva to shine the ball.

Indian pacer Mohammed Shami recently urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to revoke its ban on saliva usage to shine the ball. The pacer feels this would revive reverse swing, a skill that once made the game exciting.

Former Indian cricketer Salil Ankola supports Mohammed Shami's call to lift the saliva ban for bowlers to generate reverse swing. Along with South Africa's Vernon Philander and New Zealand's Tim Southee,