ICC rejects wax because of tampering focus

By Rob Forsaith
Updated May 25 2020 - 12:51pm, first published 12:47pm
ICC cricket committee boss Anil Kumble has rejected using an artificial wax to shine the ball.
ICC cricket committee boss Anil Kumble has rejected using an artificial wax to shine the ball.

International Cricket Council power broker Anil Kumble has urged teams to adjust to an interim ban on using saliva to shine the ball, suggesting that legalising an artificial wax would fly in the face of a recent ball-tampering crackdown.

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