Yuvraj Singh wary of WADA’s ‘whereabouts rule’

September 11th, 2009 COLOMBO - India's Ashish Nehra and Yuvraj Singh bowled inspiring spells to pack off New Zealand for 155 runs in their opening One-day International match of the Compaq Cup tri-series cricket here Friday. New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori elected to bat but the batsmen kept losing wickets and the Kiwis were bowled out in 46.3 overs.

September 11th, 2009 COLOMBO - The following is the scoreboard of the Compaq Cup One-day International cricket match between India and New Zealand here Friday: New Zealand: Brendon McCullum lbw b Nehra 3 Jesse Ryder lbw b Nehra 0 Martin Guptill c Dravid b Yuvraj Singh 22 Ross Taylor c Dhoni b Singh 11 Grant Elliott c Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh 22 Jacob Oram c & b Sharma 24 Neil Broom c Raina b Yuvraj Singh 21 Daniel Vettori b Sharma 25 Kyle Mills b Singh 6 Ian Butler c Harbhajan Singh b Nehra 6 Shane Bond not out 10 Extras (lb-4, w-1) 5 Total (all out in 46.3 overs) 155 Fall of wickets 1-1 (Ryder, 0.3 overs), 2-4 (McCullum, 2.2), 3-19 (Taylor, 5.5), 4-51 (Guptill, 14.6), 5-66 (Elliott, 20.3), 6-101 (Oram, 28.1), 7-116 (Broom, 32.1), 8-134 (Mills, 37.6), 9-142 (Vettori, 42.3), 10-155 (Butler, 46.3) Bowling Ashish Nehra 8.3 0 24 3 RP Singh 8 2 22 2 (1w) Ishant Sharma 10 2 26 2 Yuvraj Singh 10 0 31 3 Harbhajan Singh 8 0 39 0 Suresh Raina 1 0 4 0 Yusuf Pathan 1 0 5 0 India: Dinesh Karthik lbw b Mills 4 Sachin Tendulkar c Guptill b Vettori 46 Rahul Dravid lbw b Oram 14 Yuvraj Singh c Guptill b Vettori 8 Mahendra Singh Dhoni not out 35 Suresh Raina not out 45 Extras (lb 3, w 1) 4 Total (for four wickets in 40.3 overs) 156 Fall of wickets1-7 (Karthik, 2.3 overs), 2-67 (Dravid, 18.1), 3-71 (Tendulkar, 19.2), 4-84 (Yuvraj Singh, 23.6) Bowling Kyle Mills 5.3 1 25 1 Shane Bond 10 3 30 0 (1w) Ian Butler 4 0 25 0 Daniel Vettori 10 0 33 2 Jacob Oram 7 1 19 1 GD Elliott 2 0 9 0 Martin Guptill 2 0 12 0 Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bat Man of the match: Ashish Nehra (India) Umpires: K. Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and B.

August 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) has rejected middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh's claims regarding discrimination in selection procedure at the junior level. PCA secretary, MP Pandove said Singh's allegations were 'ill-founded' and claimed that the process of selection was 'foolproof' carried out on merit only.

August 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Emphasising that cricketers have the right to differ with sportspersons from other disciplines, Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh Sunday said there is no question of accepting the 'whereabouts clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Asked about the criticism heaped on the cricketers for refusing to sign the WADA code unless the 'whereabouts' clause was deleted, the turbanator said: "We respect all those sportspersons who have signed it.

August 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Indian cricket board is planning to take legal advice from Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati and former chief justice of India A.S. Anand on the controversial 'whereabouts' clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code.

August 8th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australia's cricketers applauded the BCCI's stance this week to remove themselves from the World Anti Drug Agency's strict anti-doping code, and the Australian Cricketers' Association declared that it wanted an end to the controversial new code because it was too intrusive. Under the code, athletes must declare to WADA three months in advance where they will be for an hour each day.

August 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With several sportsperson saying that they have faced no major difficulty in following World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) code, cricketer Yuvraj Singh has strongly defended his teammates' decision to reject the code. Sportspersons from all fields felt that cricketers had over-reacted in not signing the WADA code because they are ingnorant of the controversial 'whereabouts' clause.

August 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports MS Gill on Monday came out in support of the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) after the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) backs its players' refusal to sign up the directive. "WADA's 'whereabout' clause is not an infringement on players' privacy.

August 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian cricket board could be in for a tough time for rejecting the controversial "whereabouts" clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), as world's football governing body FIFA also was not granted any exemption from it. The clause has been vehemently opposed by footballers and tennis players among other athletes.

August 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The deadlock between the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) and the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) continues, after the BCCI backed its players and refused to accept the 'whereabouts' clause. The 'whereabouts' clause which makes it necessary for the players to give details about their availability for one hour every day between 6 am and 11 pm for random out-of-competition testing by WADA officials.

August 2nd, 2009 LONDON - World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chairman John Fahey said the "whereabouts" clause, which was rejected by the Indian cricket board Sunday, has been accepted worldwide by 571 international sporting organisations. Addressing the security concerns of the Indian cricketers, Fahey said the 'whereabouts' information is "completely secure" with them.

August 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - After India cricket board's rejection of the controversial "whereabouts" clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Cricket Council (ICC) board will now have to find a way forward. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sunday rejected the controversial anti-doping clause that makes it mandatory for players to make themselves available for out-of-competition tests.

August 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sunday rejected the controversial anti-doping clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that makes it mandatory for players to make themselves available for out of competition tests. BCCI strongly backed the players, saying that the "whereabouts" clause is an "invasion into the privacy of an individual".

July 6th, 2009 DUBAI - India's Yuvraj Singh achieved a career-best second position in the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council's rankings for ODI batsmen released Monday. Yuvraj jumped two places following his good performance against the West Indies that included a century at Kingston.

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Yuvraj Singh has been named vice-captain of the Indian cricket team in place of injured Virender Sewhag for the ongoing World Twenty20. Sehwag was ruled out of the championship with a shoulder injury.