With coronavirus bringing sports all over the world to a halt, here are some old habits which might change when normalcy resumes.?
Applying saliva is an old way to encourage swing in the ball but due to fears of infection, we may not see bowlers try it that much.?
"As a bowler I think it would be pretty tough going if we couldn't shine the ball in a Test match," said Pat Cummins, according to AFP.?
"If it's at that stage and we're that worried about the spread, I'm not sure we'd be playing sport," he added.?
Tennis players throwing towels, which contain sweat and blood at ball boys and girls, has made many feel for the youngsters in question .?
Now with coronavirus makes contact risky, that is bound to change.?
In a recent Davis Cup game behind closed doors, ball boys and girls wore gloves.?
Baskets were provided where players could put their towels.?
In 2018, the ATP introduced towel racks but it did not make everyone happy.?
"I think having the towel whenever you need it, it's very helpful. It's one thing less that you have to think about," said Stefanos Tsitsipas.?
"I think it's the job of the ball kids to provide towels and balls for the players," he added.?
Handshakes before a game in major football leagues were missing just before things halted.?
Liverpool also banned mascots and Southampton advised players not to sign autographs and or take selfies with fans.?
The NBA also recommended the fist-bump instead of high-five.?
"I ain't high-fiving nobody for the rest of my life after this," LeBron James told the "Road Trippin' Podcast".?
"No more high-fiving. After this corona shit? Wait 'til you see me and my teammates’ handshakes after this sh*t," he added.?
Meanhile Megan Rapinoe says banning these methods of celebration may not really help.?
"We're going to be sweating all over each other all game, so it sort of defeats the purpose of not doing a handshake," she told the New York Times.?