Team India pacer Deepak Chahar expresses his views if saliva is temporarily stopped from shining the ball on Star Sports show Cricket Connected, "I don’t think it will impact us so much because the white ball only swings for 2 overs. If we talk about the T20 format, the wicket is good for only 2-3 overs and the ball swings for 3 overs, so it reduces the need to shine the ball. The red ball requires a lot of shining!"

ICC cricket committee chairman Anil Kumble had said, "If things get back to normal within three-four months and we are able to stage matches like we used to do in February and March, then these rules won-t apply. As long as the medical advisory doesn-t change, the rule will stay," he added. The legendary former spinner, however, acknowledged the bowlers- dependence on saliva. "Of course we all know saliva has been a part and parcel of cricket for so many years. As bowlers, we used to apply saliva on the ball, sometimes for grip also, we applied saliva. But this disease can also be asymptomatic, so we decided to ban it."