The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has sent notices to Indian cricketers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shafali Verma for failing to provide whereabouts information as required by anti-doping regulations. Both players, part of NADA’s Registered Testing Pool (RTP), must regularly update their whereabouts to facilitate unannounced testing. Athletes in the RTP are mandated to provide detailed information, including addresses, contact details, competition schedules, and daily availability for testing.
According to a report by Amar Ujala, Dope Control Officers attempted to test Jaiswal and Verma on specific dates last year but could not locate them at the designated venues. Despite NADA’s requests for explanations in February this year, both cricketers failed to respond, resulting in the recording of a “first missed test” for each. The players have been given a week to provide clarifications, and the missed test incidents have been reported to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the ICC.
Jaiswal and Verma now face the risk of anti-doping rule violations if they accumulate three Whereabouts Failures within a year, as stipulated under NADA’s regulations. Such violations could lead to sanctions lasting up to four years, emphasizing the importance of compliance with anti-doping protocols for the cricketers.
