After winning a nail-bite against Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capital, after winning ' Michel Starc Not only the use of saliva made headlines not only for his match-winning mantra. Stark dismissed the fact that saliva white ball offers any real advantage in cricket, calling it a myth.
Tall left -handed pacer, who played an important role in the victory of the capitals, defended nine runs in the final and kept Rajasthan in the super over till 11. While his execution of Yorkers caught immense praise, he disagreed with the fact that the saliva gave any help instead of believing in using sweat in white ball cricket.
“I don't use it. I think it's a myth. Some people think they swear it. I don't know what is the difference with sweat and saliva. I think it makes a difference. It can make a difference on the red ball. I think it doesn't make a difference on the white ball,” Starc told Star Sports after the match.
After the Covid-19 epidemic, saliva was banned in formats including IPL. But BCCI has raised the discussion about its role in the help of bowlers, especially with the old white ball, with the ban on the ban for IPL 2025.
According to data, for the first time this decade, full delivery (including yorker) has been more economical than less people in the overs of death. This shows that either bowlers are executing their yorker better, possibly with the help of reverse swing, or batsmen are struggling with late movement.
However, Stark, despite being one of the most influential bowlers of the IPL this season this season, with 10 wickets in six matches, including five -wicket race against Sunrisers Hyderabad, sweats more than saliva for his benefit. He bowled the 18th and 20th overs, dismissed Nitish Rana with a swinging yorker and kept Shimron Hetmier and Dhruv Jurlel under pressure.
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In the super over, despite the no-ball, the Australian Speedster continuously carried out its yorker and forced two runs-outs, eventually Delhi for their fifth win of the season.
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