Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shafali Verma have received notices from India’s anti-doping body, NADA, after missing scheduled dope tests last year. Both players are part of NADA’s Registered Testing Pool (RTP), which means they are required to regularly share their whereabouts and remain available for surprise testing during a fixed time slot every day.According to sources, the two cricketers were unavailable during their scheduled tests and did not provide explanations for missing them. This has now resulted in their first official “whereabouts failure.”
“Notices have been issued to the concerned athletes, and the same has been intimated to the national federation (the BCCI) and the ICC,” a source told news agency PTI.
What happens after a missed test?
Under anti-doping rules, athletes in the RTP must constantly update their location details so testers can reach them anytime. Missing one test is treated as a warning, but three such failures within a specific period can count as a doping violation and may even lead to suspension.The Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed receiving the notification from NADA and said it would look into the matter.“Yes, we have received notification from NADA on missed tests. We will check with them as to how it happened, and will take necessary steps so that such things do not happen in future,” a BCCI source said.The issue has gained attention because cricket will return to the Olympics at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, increasing the importance of strict anti-doping compliance.At present, 13 Indian cricketers are part of NADA’s RTP list, including Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant.
