ICC adopts its own ‘anti-doping’ code
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Come August 1, 2010 and the International Cricket Council will have its own anti-doping code in effect.
The new rules imply that players who objected to WADA’s contentious ‘whereabouts’ clause will be exempted from furnishing each and every detail of their movements.
The latest move from ICC will certainly irk the World Anti-Doping Agency and in all likelihood will delay cricket’s ambitious plan to make an Olympics entry.
“It’s time for the ICC to give the “final push” and convince its member boards, including BCCI, to accept the vexed ‘whereabouts’ clause by November 2011,” a WADA official was earlier quoted by a news agency.
Earlier, The ICC had told that its Executive Board has approved the revised rules with some minor amendments and the ICC anti-doping code, which is in compliance with WADA Code, will now come into effect from August 1.
“I am satisfied that we have now resolved the long outstanding issue of filing whereabouts information and the contribution of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in finding a solution needs to be acknowledged. This is a complex area for players and administrators,” ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat had said in an earlier statement.
The Indian cricketers had last year opposed the WADA whereabouts clause which demanded the athletes in the common testing pool to furnish details of their whereabouts three months in advance to the anti-doping authorities.
The move was aimed to catch dope offenders through out of competition tests.
Indian cricketers contended that it’s a violation of their fundamental right to privacy and poses a security threat and the BCCI has supported their stand.
The ICC had then decided to suspend the clause until the concerns of the Indian players were sorted out.
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