Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah notable cricketers in Anti-Doping Test pool

The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has updated its Registered Testing Pool (RTP) for 2025, including prominent names from the Indian cricket team. Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, and Shubman Gill are among the elite Indian cricketers added to the list in NADA's anti-doping program.

The National Anti-Doping Agency's Dope Control Officers (DCOs) will collect samples from select players during the white-ball series between India and England. The goal of this program is to promote transparency and fairness in sports by regularly checking athletes to ensure they follow anti-doping rules.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been informed about these measures, which will take effect immediately, with DCOs expected to visit multiple venues during the series. India will take on England in the five-match T20I series, with the first match to be held in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 22.

Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah Among Cricketers Part of Anti-Doping Agency’s Testing Pool

According to a report by Times of India, a total of 14 male and female cricketers, along with athletes from other disciplines, are included in the Registered Testing Pool. Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson, and Tilak Verma are also part of the updated list.

Three women cricketers - opener Shafali Verma, all-rounder Deepti Sharma, and pacer Renuka Singh Thakur - are also included in the RTP. NADA is committed to strengthening its anti-doping efforts by including some of India's top cricketing talent.

First-ever RTP for Doping Included Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul

The National Anti-Doping Agency introduced the Registered Testing Pool for cricketers in 2019. Ravindra Jadeja, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Smriti Mandhana, and Deepti Sharma were part of the list.

These players provided their "whereabouts" details for testing. However, in 2020, Pujara, Jadeja, Rahul, Mandhana, and Sharma were let off with a warning after failing to submit their whereabouts due to a technical issue, which was explained by the BCCI as a glitch and complications from the COVID-19 lockdown.

Athletes Required to Provide Whereabouts Information

“Athletes who are part of the RTP, are required to provide whereabouts information which will then be utilized by Nada to locate them for an effective out-of-competition sample collection process,” the report stated.

"Whereabout" is specific information, including their residence address, email, and phone number, as well as the address for overnight stays, that athletes are required to provide for anti-doping purposes. Athletes must also provide a 60-minute window each day during which they are available for testing.

Prithvi Shaw failed a doping test in 2020 after testing positive for the banned substance (Terbutaline). Shaw claimed to have consumed it inadvertently but he faced a suspension for the violation.

Other cricketers, such as Yusuf Pathan, Pradeep Sangwan, and Anshula Rao, have also been suspended by the BCCI for failing doping tests.

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