Indian board rejects WADA 'whereabouts' rule
NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board has rejected the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) "whereabouts" rule, backing its players' refusal to sign up to the directive due to security and privacy issues.
"The clause with regards to whereabouts is unreasonable," Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Shashank Manohar told a news conference after an urgent meeting convened in Mumbai yesterday to discuss the issue.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) became a WADA signatory in 2006 and its board last year unanimously approved out-of-competition tests on cricketers in accordance with amendments made by WADA to the code. However, Indian players missed the Aug 1 deadline to register, a stance that could prevent future participation in ICC events such as the Champions Trophy being staged in South Africa from Sept 22 to Oct 5.
