WADA's clause : BCCI gets ready for the battle

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"BCCI is used to arm-twisting a toothless ICC to get what it wants but this time it might have gone too far," argued former India player Ashok Malhotra. "Why is it always BCCI which has problems? Everyone from Roger Federer to Yelena Isinbayeva can be a signatory but not Sachin Tendulkar or MS Dhoni? Ricky Ponting and Andrew Flintoff have all signed up despite reservations about privacy because it is the right thing to do.

not because it is right,but because they cant do anything.i salut Indian cricketers n BCCI for having the balls to protest against this nonsense

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NADA adds to BCCI's dope code dilemma New Delhi: The Indian cricketers may be trying to duck out of international anti-doping testing, but CNN-IBN has learnt that they are legally bound to take dope tests. According to sources in the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA), the BCCI has already agreed to the country's anti-doping code and therefore, it seems that the Board's current stand on the WADA code is pure bravado. NADA sent letters to the BCCI and other sports federations a year back with the proposed national code. When some did not respond these notices were published in leading newspapers A final notice was issued on September 15, 2008 telling federations to respond or their silence would be taken as assent. The BCCI did not reply. An official government gazette then enforced the NADA code in December 2008 bringing the BCCI under the NADA jurisdiction. CNN -IBN contacted BCCI Administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty but he declined to comment. BCCI's Media Committee chairman Rajiv Shukla did not respond specifically to queries on this issue, but reiterated the by now well known official stand "During the game, it (doping tests) is fine. India play 265 days a year and during that period we are available and our players are available. But when they are not playing, giving details about their whereabouts is not practical," said Shukla. So, can NADA today test Indian cricketers even though they have not signed up with WADA? Lawyer Sushil Salwan who has defended many doping accused in court says yes. "It is important not only for them and their places, but also for the country, which has committed to the international World Anti Doping Agency that every player of ours and every sportsperson of ours is going to respect the law pertaining to the anti-doping agency. So once that commitment has been made by the nation, what is the BCCI," said Salwan. The BCCI, it seems, has gone into this fight with complete lack of knowledge of anti-doping procedure. Their arguments could even fall flat in the court of law. Things do not look easy for a Board, which has had its way in the past. http://cricketnext.in.com/news/nada-adds-to-bccis-dope-code-dilemma/43034-13-single.html

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WADA's clause : BCCI gets ready for the battle The BCCI will write to the Attorney-General Goolam E Vahanvati on the controversial “whereabouts” clause of the World Anti Doping Agency code adopted by the International Cricket Council, reports Anand Vasu. More... BCCI gets ready for the battle Anand Vasu, Hindustan Times Chennai, August 12, 2009 First Published: 00:24 IST(12/8/2009) Last Updated: 00:29 IST(12/8/2009) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will write to the Attorney-General Goolam E Vahanvati on the controversial “whereabouts” clause of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) code adopted by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The BCCI, apparently, is keen to ensure that it has clarity on the issue, even as a high-powered ICC committee attempts to settle the matter. The first question the board is asking is whether the obligation to disclose whereabouts would infringe on fundamental rights under the Indian Constitution, if they were obligations imposed by the Indian State. On August 2, Shashank Manohar, the BCCI president, had said that “the clause with regards to whereabouts is unreasonable.” He had added that disclosing whereabouts to a third party was not feasible for cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar who has Z-category security. The board is also trying to find out whether any governmental agency can force them to include the “whereabouts” clause in the contracts the players sign with the board. To that end it has asked if that would constitute an “unreasonable” or “bad” contract if such a clause was “part of a contract between two contracting parties in India,” a source revealed. At the moment, the board's contract with players does not include any specifics on out-of-competition testing or similar protocols. Shane Warne was banned for a year because his contract with Cricket Australia clearly spelt out the penalties for failing a drugs test. Warne tested positive for a prohibited diuretic in 2003 but claimed he had merely taken some slimming pills that his mother recommended. In countries like Australia and England, the cricket boards are required by law to be WADA compliant as this a precondition to receive government funding. In India, however, the BCCI receives no funding, nor subsidies, from the government and is not affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association.