Coronavirus may have bought the international sports calendar to a hold but even when events resumed, some long-standing habits in the industry may change forever.
Saliva, applied to take the shine off swing bowling may no longer be used as a technique by fast bowlers throughout the history of cricket.
Tennis will also be affected, with ball boys and girls up until now grabbing towls thrown at them by players dripping with sweat.
“I think having the towel whenever you need it, it’s very helpful. It’s one thing less that you have to think about,” Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas had said when he was playing at the NextGen Finals in Milan.
“I think it’s the job of the ball kids to provide towels and balls for the players.”
Another habit that may change will be the hand shakes football players offer each other and the high fives.
