NADA Notice: While the IPL 2026 season is roaring with sixes and fours, a shocking incident has taken place in Indian cricket. Along with Team India’s young sensation, Rajasthan Royals’ star opener Yashaswi Jaiswal, women’s cricket star Shefali Verma is also reported to have violated doping rules. The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has taken it seriously as they are not available for dope test. Actually, according to NADA rules, the players who are in the ‘Registered Testing Pool’ (RTP) have to inform about their whereabouts in advance. This is called ‘where about clause’.
Star players who do not respond to notices
When the dope control officer went for the test on December 17 last year, Jaiswal was not available where he said he would be. Also, Shefali Verma also missed the test on November 7 as she was not present at the address given by her. It is reported that not only did they not attend the test, but they also ignored the notices sent by NADA to explain about it. Although they were asked to reply on February 18 and 20, no response was received from them. With this, NADA registered a ‘missed test’ in the names of both of them and issued a final notice to answer within 7 days at the latest. This has also been reported to BCCI and ICC.
Is there a possibility of getting banned..
As of now, there is no possibility of taking any strict action against them. Because as per WADA rules.. it is considered a crime to not be available for testing three times in a year (12 months). So far they have missed only one test. But if this happens two more times, there is a possibility of banning the players for up to 2 years. It is now interesting to see how Yashaswi Jaiswal, who is currently playing in the IPL, will react to these notices.