The International Cricket Council is questioning 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 nations would support them.
The WADA code demands 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 prevent the use of hi-tech steroids that can be flushed out of the body quickly, yet steroid abuse is not seen as a problem in cricket.
The system was supposed to take effect last August 1 but the eleven cricketers involved refused to provide the required the information. The testing pool included Tendulkar.
The Board of Cricket Control for India would rather see the International Cricket Council steup its own drug testing unit than adapt the Olympic regulations. However, the ICC seemed reluctant in committing the resources required.
In 2000, it has won respect around the world for the work of the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, formed in response to the match-fixing scandal. Since then, it has been used as a blueprint by other sports.