This presentation highlights the doping aspect involed in game of criket

1. DOPING IN CRICKET
Dr.R.Kalidasan
Asst. Prof. (SS) & Head i/c
Dept. of Physical Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirappalli-620 024

2. The term ‘Doping’ is probably derived from the Dutch word
‘dop’, the name of an alcoholic beverage made of grape skins
used by Zulu warriors in order to enhance their prowess in
battle.
Doping in general, is use of performance-enhancing drugs in
sport.
Blood doping is also part doping, with intention to improve
sport performance.
Doping is one of the most important and difficult problems
confronting sports today.

3. Thomas Hicks, the winner of marathon in 1904
Olympics was the first person to use of drugs to
improve the performance.

4. In 1928 the International Association of Athletics Federations
became the first International Sport Federation to ban doping
(use of stimulating substances).
Many other International Sports Federations followed suit, but
restrictions remained ineffective as no tests were performed.

5. Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen was
the first Olympic death linked to use drug at
the 1960 Rome Olympics.

6. The International Olympic committee
introduced the first drug use control at the
1968 Winter Olympics.

7. Doping is ban, due to following reasons
•Doping threatens athlete health.
•Doping also threatens the integrity of sport.
•Doping, the use of artificial enhancements to gain an advantage
over others in competition, is cheating and is fundamentally
contrary to the spirit of sport.
•Doping robs athletes who play by the rules of their right to
competition that is safe and fair.

8. The Tour de France in late 1990, scandal highlighted the
need for an independent international agency, which would
set unified standards for anti-doping work and coordinate
the efforts of sports organizations and public authorities.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was set up on 10th
November 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland, to promote,
coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sport.
WADA works towards a vision of a world where all athletes
compete in a doping-free sporting environment.

10. International Cricket Council (ICC) has been drug testing at its
events since 2002.
The ICC became a signatory of WADA in July 2006.
The ICC Anti-Doping Code is in accordance with the WADA
code, ensures Cricket plays its part in the global fight against
drugs in sports.

11. The world governing body of Cricket continues in its efforts to
•Maintain the integrity of the sport of cricket
•Protect the health and rights of all participants in the sport
of Cricket
•Keep the sport of cricket free from doping.

12. The ICC has several anti-doing functions.
They include the Code, whereabouts, therapeutic use
exemptions, Testing & Results Management and
Education & Resources.
ICC in its website elaborates the entire anti-doping
activities.

13. Players may have illnesses or injuries from time to time,
which require them to use particular substance(s) or
method(s).
If the substance(s) or method(s) a Player is required to take to
treat an illness or injury happens to be on the WADA
prohibited list, the player will be required to apply for an
exemption, which is called as Therapeutic use
exemptions(TUEs).
ICC is looking after designing and implementing a testing
regime of international players at ICC events.

14. Doping case is very common in Athletics,
Body building, Weightlifting, Power lifting,
Cycling, Football, Boxing, Swimming,
Baseball and Wrestling.
In past many sports star like Ben Johnson,
Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery
received doping ban.

15. Doping case in Cricket is not that high, when
compared other sports discipline.
In the past more than 17 Cricketers at various levels
got involved in doping related controversies and few
have also been penalized by the ruling body at various
levels.
The list of those Cricketer are Ian Botham, Asim Butt,
Ed Giddins, Matthew Hart, Mohammed Asif, David
Murray, Dion Nash, Keith piper, Dermot Reeve, Graeme
Rummans, Shoaib Akhtar, Paul Smith, Duncan Spencer,
Upul Tharanga, Phil Tufnell, Graham Wagg and Shane
Warne.

16. So for ICC has penalized only four Cricketers for violating the ICC Anti-
Doping Code.
Anti-Doping Code includes that they must not play, coach, or otherwise
participate or be involved in any capacity in an International Match, ICC Event
or activity.
However one can participate in the authorized anti-doping education or
rehabilitation programmes of ICC or any of its affiliated units.
1. Upul Thatanga (SriLanka) – Period of Ineligibility - 3months
2. P.Van Niekerk (Netherlands) – Period of Ineligibility - 6 months
3. Vaughn Van Jaarsveld (South Africa) – Period of Ineligibility - 4 months
4. Tremayne Smartt (West Indies) – Period of Ineligibility - 5 months

17. WADA believes that a long-term solution to preventing doping is
through effective values-based education programmes that can
foster anti-doping behaviours and create a strong anti-doping
culture.
Recently ICC developed an online Anti-Doping Educational
Programme to assist members in educating and raising awareness
of anti-doping issues with their jurisdiction.
ICC also developed several Anti-doping Rules template and the
ICC Anti-Doping Pocket Guide to provide education on anti-doping
matter.

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