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The BCCI has done the right thing by rejecting the controversial WADA anti-doping clause which makes it mandatory for cricketers to be available for out of competition testing.
By any standard, it is an invasion on the privacy of the players, especially the ‘Whereabouts Clause’, which mandates the players to furnish information about their location three months in advance for out of competition tests.
I think, Indian board has taken the lead and the other cricking nations should also follow suit as the clause is highly objectionable and works against the privacy of the players. I am sure, the other nations will also take objections against this primitive clause. Just wait and watch.
The BCCI has rightly said that it has no problem with players being tested as part of the WADA Code but it fully shares their concerns on the ‘Whereabouts Clause’, which requires them to furnish information about their location three months in advance for out of competition tests.
The decision to back its players was taken at an emergency meeting of the Working Committee which deliberated at length on the issue. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh were present in the meeting. Now this BCCI decision has put the Indian Board on collision course with the ICC.
“We are agreeing with the dope testing code, we are only objecting to the system. The issue is out of competition testing. Our players are ready to be tested but they say they are not in a position to give their whereabouts. We back the players on this,” BCCI President Shashank is reported to have said after the meeting.
The BCCI gave three reasons for not agreeing to the clause, saying it was unreasonable, violated the Indian constitution and was an invasion of the players’ privacy.
“The players have security cover and they cannot disclose their whereabouts with a security cover. Secondly, the privacy of an individual cannot be invaded and thirdly, our constitution gives a guarantee regarding an individual’s privacy. You cannot invade on somebody’s privacy 24 hours a day for 365 days,” Manohar said.
Kudos to the BCCI for taking a bold stand. Keep it up.
RSS 
Indian cricketers and the BCCI should understand that, as the ambassadors and guardians of sport, they have a duty to protect its integrity. They should accept the recommendations of WADA for the sake of betterment of game.
WADA guidelines should be enforced in order to provide a level playing field to all.
Why is the BCCI so wary about the clause. Every athlete participating in any Olympic sport such as athletics or tennis has to agree to it.
If FIFA can endorse it, why not BCCI? Is it trying to shield dopers in Indian cricket?
Such tests are relevant in sports like running, as the goal is to run fastest which many drugs can cater to and is a game based on performance. So BCCI should take firm stand against the WADA proposals.
