"It's time for people to behave themselves, Turn the stump mics up. Why turn them down? So people can swear?," Off- Spinner said.
Recently, West Indies pacer Shannon Gabriel was punished for his homophobic remark following an altercation with England skipper Joe Root during the third Test in St Lucia. Gabriel was handed a four-match ban from One-Day Internationals for his comments.
A similar kind of incident that took place in Durban during One Day International, last month when Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed's racist comments were caught on the mic against South Africa all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo.
Talking about sledging in cricket he said, "There is no reason to get personal. It's the way society is, things come out of people's mouths. You're not going to get away with it now. You have to be careful."
Giving the example of Tim Paine-Rishabh Pant banter in the Australia-India Test series, Ali also said that it will not just catch the culprits but also provide some entertainment to the viewers.
"Imagine all the legendary old stories, if we had them recorded. We can do the same now. It doesn't have to be swearing. Keep it funny. We want people to be attracted to the game. There are brilliant ways to sledge," 31-year-old said.
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"If you don't think they are good, tell them. Sledge them about their cricket. Just don't go personal. Turn the mics up," the southpaw added.
Interestingly, England coach Trevor Bayliss had contrasting views on the same issue. Bayliss insisted, “I've said before that I'm not in favour of turning up the volume and I'm not going to change my mind. If stump mics were around a few years ago, there’d be some blokes seen as holier than thou who’d have been in trouble."
Meanwhile, England is all set to play Windies in a five-match ODI series starting from February 20 in Barbados.
