Follow UsAustralia Test skipper Pat Cummins said that the permanent ban on saliva to shine the ball is not a big deal as the players have adjusted to the restrictions. Use of saliva to shine the ball has been banned since 2020 due to the pandemic.
The MCC earlier this week amended the rule to permanent ban on saliva which will take effect from October 1.
"I don't think so (permanent saliva ban will hamper the performance of the swing bowlers)," Cummins said ahead of Australia's third Test against Pakistan.
"I don't think it has made a huge effect, as big as we might have thought it would. We can still use sweat so it's not too big a deal," he added.
Cummins also expressed his excitement to play for Kolkata Knight Riders who have retained him for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
"Really excited. It's been great that most of the squad has been able to kept together. So, most of the players and staff know really really well," he said.
Cummins also praised Shreyas Iyer who has been appointed as the captain of the team for the upcoming season.
"Shreyas, I played with at Delhi(Daredevils), we got on really well. He's seem like a very calm guy and seems in form at the moment."
"I'm so excited to go over there, I have some close friends I will be playing alongside, can't wait," he added.
Talking about the similarities of the current top batters of the world including Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Cummins said all of them are not easily flustered.
"All know their game incredibly well, They are never flustered, happy to bat long periods of time. If there is an opportunity, they get off the mark pretty quickly, start accumulating the runs really quickly.
"Unless you are right on the money from the first ball you feel like they are already into their innings," he added.
(With inputs from PTI)