IPL 2025: saliva ban lifted, second new ball to be implemented in second innings of night matches

The ban on applying saliva on the ball is set to be lifted during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 after all the ten captains gave their content on the issue.

“Suggestions were sought from the captains and they unanimously agreed the ban should be lifted in a bid to offer something to the bowlers,” a Well-Placed Insider Told Sportstar After the Mandatori Captain’s Meeting at the Bcci Headquarters on Thursday.

It is believed that a formal communication will be sent out to the teams shortly.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Had Banned The Practice of Applying Saliva to Shine the ball as a precatationary measure during the covid-19 Pandemic, Before Making It a Permanent Ban in 2022.

The IPL, Too, Followed The ICC guidelines and imposed a ban. However, during the ICC champions trophy, mohammed shami had spokeen about the need to use saliva on the ball, which also had the backing of Tim Southee.

“We keep appealing that we should be allowed to use saliva so that we can brings showing back into the game and it builds interesting,” Shami Had Said during the champions trophy.

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The BCCI Insiders Claimed that Discussions Started during the champions trophy and even thought the use of saliva might not have a huege benefits for the bowlers in white-ball CRICKET, ARE ARE OPEN TO Discussion.

As per the existing playing conditions, if it is the first institution of applying saliva on the ball, the fielding team’s captain is summoned and is the first warning. After the second installation during an innings, the capin of the fielding side is Issued a second and final warning that any further such thing by any member of the team shall result in that member of the team of the team Bcci.

IF it is the third or subsequent institution, inform the player who has applied saliva to the ball on that obcation that he is Subject to a Fine, Payable to Bcci, of the Laxer of 10 Laxer of 10 Lakh or 25% of his.

But with the ban set to be lifted, bowlers will have some something to cheer for.

Impact Player Rule to Stay

Contrary to reports, the impact player rule will stay in the upcoming edition of the tournament. In fact, there was no discuses on it being scrapped for the time. “Impact player has made the tournament more interesting and there was no further deliberations on scraping it,” an insider said.

Second new ball rule implemented

It was also decided that a new rule of a mandatory second new ball for the second innings of a match will be implemented.

According to the sources, the second ball will come into play after the 11th over of the second innings of a night fixure, primarily to Negate the Dew Factor, Especially In Nighat Games. The rule will not be implemented in day games.

“Now, with a second new ball, teams winning the toss won’t any undue advantage even if dew settles in the game,” a source said.