Cricket Australia will not use saliva or sweat to shine the ball after returning to cricket once coronavirus pandemic is over.
The Federal Government released a framework that had multiple levels of guidelines about returning to sports.
ICC is also on talks regarding the use of saliva to shine the ball due to coronavirus pandemic.
According to ESPNcricinfo, Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in consultation with medical experts, sporting bodies and federal and state governments, has come up with guidelines, restricting the use of saliva and sweat to shine the ball.
They also came up with three levels of training–Level A, B, C.
Currently, the restrictions are in Level A and is expected to move to Level B in a week or so.
In Level B, Nets will be allowed.
“Nets — batters facing bowlers. Limit bowlers per net. Fielding sessions — unrestricted. No warm up drills involving unnecessary person-person contact. No shining cricket ball with sweat/saliva during training.”
The third and final “Level C”, to be permitted later in the year, is outlined as: “Full training and competition. No ball shining with sweat/saliva in training.”
“The approach to training should focus on ‘get in, train, get out’, minimising unnecessary contact in change rooms, bathrooms and communal areas. Prior to resumption, sporting organisations should have agreed protocols in place for management of illness in athletes and other personnel,” it said.
“Individuals should not return to sport if in the last 14 days they have been unwell or had contact with a known or suspected case of COVID-19.
“Any individual with respiratory symptoms (even if mild) should be considered a potential case and must immediately self-isolate, have COVID-19 excluded and be medically cleared by a doctor to return to the training environment.
“Athletes returning to sport after COVID-19 infection require special consideration prior to resumption of high intensity physical activity.
