The International Cricket Council is doubting the World Anti-doping Agency’s decision to subject their athletes to Olympic drug regulations.
The Indians remained insistent that it poses as a security threat to high-profile athletes such as Sachin Tendulkar. They are confident that other countries would back them.
The WADA code necessitates that athletes must submit their whereabouts for an hour every day for the next three months so they can be tested at short notice. It is designed to keep the use of hi-tech steroids that can be flushed out of the body quickly, yet steroid misuse is not seen as a problem in cricket.
The system was supposed to take effect last August 1 but the eleven cricketers concerned refused to supply the essential the information. The testing pool included Tendulkar.
The Board of Cricket Control for India would rather consider the International Cricket Council set up its own drug testing unit than adapt the Olympic regulations. However, the ICC seemed unwilling in committing the resources required.
In 2000, it has gained respect around the world for the work of the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, organized in response to the match-fixing scandal. Since then, it has been applied as a blueprint by other sports.
From Telegraph UK:
The Indian board will seek to force a conclusion to the row over drugs-testing procedures at Tuesday’s International Cricket Council meeting in Johannesburg.
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