ESPNCricinfo looks at the notable changes introduced across three formats, having reviewed the playing conditions shared by the world cricket governing body with its member bodies recently.
After their four-match win streak broke with a loss to five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI), the second-placed DC will be hosting an eighth-placed Rajasthan, who has secured just two wins in six matches, at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.
Siraj, playing at his home ground in Hyderabad, was at his most damaging as a four-wicket haul from restricted a lacklustre SRH to 152/8 while playing at their home venue on Sunday. He extended his support for revocation of the ban on saliva usage on the ball, made permanent in 2022 due to C
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) conducted a Captains', Coaches, and Managers' meeting at its headquarters on Thursday before the 18th season of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL).
During the meeting, representatives from all 10 IPL teams provided feedback and opinions on various aspects of the playing conditions. Based on a common consensus, the following updates have been incorporated.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made some significant changes in the rules for IPL 2025, which begins on March 22. BCCI has introduced rule changes in IPL 2025, including the lifting of the saliva ban, the continuation of the Impact Player rule and the slow over rate ban
Bowlers will be allowed to use saliva on the ball in IPL 2025. The decision was made by IPL following a meeting on Thursday at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, where most of the franchise captains expressed support for the change to the decision-makers of the tournament.
Former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan has said that BCCI removing the ban on the use of saliva for IPL will help bowlers but it remains to be seen who will take advantage of it.
Following India's win over Australia, in which Shami starred with a three-wicket spell that went for 48 runs, Shami called for ICC to let bowlers use saliva on the ball once again so as to bring reverse swing back into the game. The ban on usage of saliva for polishing the ball was first bro