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so finally icc has rightly snubbed wada and its whereabouts clause and adopted its own cricket specific code and dope policy...
this is what i said earlier on wada and bcci's stand...
arguments we have heard in support of the wada whereabouts clause...
'how come others did not spot it...'
'how can so many people be so ignorant...'
'why have others not raised their voice before signing...'
'571 bodies who have signed the code can't be wrong...'
i would say that's exactly what the 571st said before signing...
most must have had reservations... but they signed thinking that nobody has raised the issue so far...
it took bcci to raise its voice against the practicality of the 'whereabouts' clause and it has given a platform for others to voice their inner doubts... and now we are seeing others pitching in...
the lone fighter, bcci, who unlike some 'cricket saving' boards, did not take it lying down and raised strong concerns refusing to sign until it is cricket specific, are now having the last laugh... and with it are smiling silently the same boards who succumbed meekly and signed it in the 'larger interest of the game' to wada's whereabouts clause, knowing fully well that it is the effort and stand of bcci which has made this possible...
but now, since icc has snubbed wada, i am yet to count a single article from 'experts' and 'cricket historians' who were yelling from roof top about save WADA code and specially the stand taken by 'ill informed' 'irrational' 'hugely spoilt' indian players... and bcci who backed them to the hilt...
