It-s not just the pacers who will be at a disadvantage due to the ban on use of saliva but spinners too will suffer as they won-t get the required drift during middle overs, feels India-s top wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. The ICC has banned the use of saliva on ball as an interim health safety measure in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic -- a move that has raised concerns about the game becoming even more batting friendly. "When you use a natural element like saliva, it helps pacers with swing and spinners with the drift," Chahal said on -ESPNCricinfo-, specifically talking about white ball cricket.

Drift in cricketing terminology is the sideways movement in the air when a slow bowler tries to impart spin. "If as a spinner, I cannot get drift in the middle overs, the batsmen will have it easy. This is something that will affect every bowler in the world. I will have to figure out a solution once I start bowling in the nets," Chahal, who will be turning 30 next month, said. The spinners also complement the pacers in shining the ball, said Chahal, who has 146 wickets in 94 games.