WADA mistaka to maka
I have tried to keep my distance from the anti-doping controversy between the BCCI/Indian players and the ICC/WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency). But the news that the ICC has formed a committee to resolve the dispute has forced my hand.
The ICC only ever form a committee when they are frightened of making a decision. Which is why they form a vast number of different committees to discuss and resolve issues ranging from anti-doping regulations to the colour of the fourth umpire’s official test match socks.
You can be sure that this decision indicates that the BCCI, as usual, has the rest of cricket on the run. They usually get their way, because their money paid for the ball, and they can take it home whenever they want. Also, the secretary of the BCCI is part of the committee, which says all you need to know about where this decision is going.
So what, you might say, who cares about WADA?
Actually, the ICC do. Because without first adhering to WADA policies, cricket can never be a part of the Olympics or the Asian Games, to name but two cross-sport shindigs. There has been a growing call for the ICC to try and get T20 added to the Olympic roster, notably from the likes of Steve Waugh and Adam Gilchrist.
I suspect that won’t be enough of a motivation should the BCCI adopt their tried and trusted tactic of screaming and hollering, banging their heads on the floor and throwing their toys across the room. The old idiom of “jam today is better than jam tomorrow” usually wins out, so expect the ICC to completely and utterly capitulate compromise any time soon.
Apologies for the cheesy headline, but the influence of ‘Allo ‘Allo! on ICC policy making needed to be highlighted. Further investigation of this topic may appear in a future post.
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