He said cricketers too at times find it tough to complete the process on their own. "Similarly in cricket also, although these people are well qualified and they can do it, perhaps they don-t have the time for whatever reasons, so the federation concerned, the BCCI has taken upon itself the responsibility of uploading their whereabouts." So why didnt BCCI upload the the three-month whereabouts this time?

"Well they have given an explanation which appears to be reasonable but a decision will be taken. They have said that there has been a glitch with regards to password in ADAMS. Now they have said that issue has been resolved," Agarwal added. NADA DG added that "BCCI-s explanation will be discussed as to whether it will be counted as one of three filing failures or not. It will be decided on the explanation given and how they BCCI proceed from here." While country has been under lockdown, the rule to submit three months of whereabouts is mandatory.

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Three such failures to disclose leads to one Anti Doping Rule Violation ADRV, which could lead up to two years of suspension upon hearing.
While BCCI has "officially gagged" its employees from talking to the media, it couldn-t be ascertained that why as normal a glitch as a password error took days to resolve.

A BCCI veteran, who has been privy to cricket operations, asked why the five cricketers were not told to upload the form themselves. "This was lockdown period where they are not living out of suitcases. Some of the names have also engaged in multiple instagram chats and podcasts which their agents are managing," he said. "If cricket operations team were having a glitch in fixing password, well the five cricketers could have been asked to do so and they would have done it individually with some guidance.

"Probably NADA would be lenient this time but if it becomes an official warning, then who-s responsible," he added.

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