Indian Cricket Team is Bunch of Dopers?

[Luke Skywalker]

Originally Posted by itsmemad

I'm not actually endorsing drug abuse in cricket. Infact, I'm quite happy with the current system of ICC, which randomly collects sample from players and punish or fine them if they are found guilty. Remember Shane Warne? Hez not the only example, there are many...

I don't want WADA in Cricket as it equates the game with other sports... When it's not! I've already explained why, in the previous post.

Flintoff was out of Cricket field for 2 years in last four years. I'm sure he must have taken some drugs to reduce the rehabilitation time. If WADA would have been in the picture, he could have spent more time off the field than he actually did. Flintoff is just an example.

Regarding Indian players point you raised, that's a completely different topic.

Cycling is much more about endurance & it had accepted Wada rules. So that point of yours don't apply that cricketers should dope to prolong their careers. In cycling you have to climb mountains & blah blah blah.

If doping start it will give advantage to rich players & it will not about natural endurance & immunity which sports persons have.

[itsmemad]

Being a cyclist in the past, I know that Cycling is 90% stamina sport. So, it's fair that Wada rules are accepted by them. Refer to my 1st post where I said, Cricket is more about skills than stamina...

Apart from that, Cricket is a team game. Compare Cricket with team games; their duration and game play!

[mickey]

Originally Posted by itsmemad

Being a cyclist in the past, I know that Cycling is 90% stamina sport. So, it's fair that Wada rules are accepted by them. Refer to my 1st post where I said, Cricket is more about skills than stamina...

Apart from that, Cricket is a team game. Compare Cricket with team games; their duration and game play!

listen me what i am saying. Let all crickies dope and lets see who wins the one winning is the best by all means

[itsmemad]

The game which come closest to compare with Cricket is American Baseball. I would like to inform people that it has not accepted WADA rules too. Like International Cricket Council (ICC), Major League Baseball (MLB) which governs the Baseball game in America, has an independent anti-doping programme.

The reason is simple, these games are certainly different from other games in the way they are played. They don't need to follow other sports until they feel that they can control the dope practices to the accepted levels.

[Luke Skywalker]

Originally Posted by itsmemad

The game which come closest to compare with Cricket is American Baseball. I would like to inform people that it has not accepted WADA rules too. Like International Cricket Council (ICC), Major League Baseball (MLB) which governs the Baseball game in America, has an independent anti-doping programme.

The reason is simple, these games are certainly different from other games in the way they are played. They don't need to follow other sports until they feel that they can control the dope practices to the accepted levels.

That's why it is becoming less popular & had been kicked out of Olympics. If talking about skill in team sports Football requires more skill & after all hopla FIFA created to not accept they have to accept WADA rule. Any sport wanting to expand had to accept WADA rule now. Cricket has always been much cleaner than baseball. If it had to expand it will eventually accept WADA rule.
Sports is about natural ability not dopes.

PS: I can't recall but there was a player who himself confessed he used to take dopes in baseball.

Good point maddy you had raised. I myself acknowledge that. Your point are really carrying sound logic. Cricket is nearly equal in skills to baseball.

[mickey]

Cricket is a gentlemen's game...thats why it is out of Olympics..

[Luke Skywalker]

Originally Posted by mickey

Cricket is a gentlemen's game...thats why it is out of Olympics..

It is not famous & played in much country. Not going to engage in more debates.

[swami2x]

Originally Posted by itsmemad

Being a cyclist in the past, I know that Cycling is 90% stamina sport. So, it's fair that Wada rules are accepted by them. Refer to my 1st post where I said, Cricket is more about skills than stamina...

Apart from that, Cricket is a team game. Compare Cricket with team games; their duration and game play!

dude whats wrong with you. skill is zero if ones body aint in prime to play the sport!. Secondly what do you know about drugs? do you think that drugs only increase stamina and power? come'on there are several drugs out there that increase mental alertness, shorten reaction time. Now if you know a lil about cricket you know what it means for a cricket player!!

[Punch Farce]

Originally Posted by swami2x

dude whats wrong with you. skill is zero if ones body aint in prime to play the sport!. Secondly what do you know about drugs? do you think that drugs only increase stamina and power? come'on there are several drugs out there that increase mental alertness,shorten reaction time, . Now if you know a lil about cricket you know what it means for a cricket player!!

Could you please name some.

-F

[itsmemad]

Originally Posted by Luke Skywalker

That's why it is becoming less popular & had been kicked out of Olympics.

Lol.. Cricket as a game was played only once in 1900 Olympics.. WADA was not in place at that time... So no point of cricket being kicked out from Olympics. It was never really part of it.

Anyway differences are bound to occur on this topic. I guess I've made enough efforts to put my point across. It's kinda saturated for me. You guyz carry on.

Cheers!

[swami2x]

Originally Posted by Punch Farce

Could you please name some.

-F

1. Anabolic steroids ( There are 100's of roid that causes those effects )
2. Amphetamine
3. Adderall

Just to name a few.

[Punch Farce]

Originally Posted by swami2x

1. Anabolic steroids ( There are 100's of roid that causes those effects )
2. Amphetamine
3. Adderall

Just to name a few.

Are these the drugs banned by MLB and WADA?

-F

[swami2x]

Originally Posted by Punch Farce

Are these the drugs banned by MLB and WADA?

-F

Wada Yes. and aint we talking here about cricket?