Diuretics and Nandrolone for All (Er I Mean None)
ICC, WADA and the National boards need to come up with a consistent policy on how to deal with drugs in cricket. As the Warne case earlier and the Shoaib and Asif case now have shown that the basic use of drugs in cricket may not be to enhance performance but reduce injury times. After all the drugs may help the fast bowlers a little with speed but they are not going to increase the amount of swing and spin you can put on the ball or make your timing immaculate. As the players become more sophisticated in the use of drugs (as they are in cycling and athletics) it will become harder to catch them during tournaments. What is needed is random year round testing and better testing methods. Also the methods should be fair in the sense that all players are subjected to them equally so that the playing field is fair. For now Shoaib Akhtar may not have to go through the to do list (http://voiceandview.blogspot.com/2006/11/my-advice-to-shoaib-there-is-lot-of.html) I posted earlier. He, and Asif, will have to wait and see how the ICC and WADA respond.