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| May 7, 2006 | Sunday | Rabi-us-Sani 8, 1427 |
Champions Trophy: Cricketers to face drug test
NEW DELHI, May 6: Cricket, by and large, may have succeeded in steering clear of doping stigma but Indian cricket authorities are not taking any chances and with India yet to get a full-fledged WADA accredited laboratory, the board will send cricketers' samples to Kuala Lumpur during ICC Champions Trophy.
Senior BCCI official I S Bindra said: ''We don't have any WADA accredited laboratory here and the nearest one is in Kuala Lumpur. So we will send the samples there and get those checked during the Champions Trophy in October-November.''
“We have a Sports Authority of India Laboratory here but that's not accredited by the WADA and so we have no other option but to send the samples abroad.''
Asked whether BCCI would take initiative to facilitate setting up of any WADA laboratory here, especially with India hosting most of 2011 World Cup matches, Bindra said.
''BCCI can't set up that. If any organisation comes up with a laboratory by 2011, they are welcome.''—Agencies
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