- By Vishal Pushkar
- Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:41 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has made a startling revelation regarding the doping test of Indian players ahead of the much-awaited T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal between India and England on Thursday. Notably, Shahzad accused BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) of self-testing their Cricketers whilst stopping the International Cricket Council from conducting any tests. Shehzad also stated that the BCCI does it as it does not trust any other apart from its own.
Interestingly, Shehzad made his comments in a Pakistan-based TV show after India reached the semi-final.
“ICC does the dope tests [sic] for the entire world except India. Their own board does it for them. Sir, they don’t give it to the ICC; they say we have our own board, which would determine. The Indians have said that we don’t trust any technology outside, we have good technology, so we would do the dope test for our own players," Shehzad said on the YouTube show Haarna Mana Hai.
The accusation tries to establish that the ICC dictates preferential treatment to BCCI and its players. However, the accusation is a long shot by Shahzad as he tried to imply foul play by the BCCI.
How do BCCI and ICC test Cricketers?
The ICC has based its doping rules on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code, along with being its signatory in 2006. The policy dictates that the players will be held responsible if any prohibited substance is found in their bodies. Also, the factor of taking something unintentionally/accidently also goes out of the window.
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If a player's test is indeed positive, what follows is an immediate suspension, which is provisional in nature as the player reserves the right to appeal for further testing. A lengthy ban could come into effect if the status doesn't change.
The BCCI has based its anti-doping framework under the jurisdiction of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), which it officially joined in 2019.