The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has issued notices to Indian cricketers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shafali Verma following a “whereabouts failure” regarding their dope testing obligations. Both Jaiswal and Verma are part of NADA’s Registered Testing Pool (RTP). Athletes in this category are required to provide specific details regarding their location and a daily one-hour window where they are available for testing.
Shafali Verma was unavailable when Dope Control Officers (DCOs) arrived to collect a sample on 7 November 2025. Yashasvi Jaiswal was reportedly not found at his designated location on 17 December 2025.
When NADA sought explanations from the players in February 2026, they received no response from either of them. The agency, hence, officially recorded a “missed test” for both cricketers.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have been formally notified of these failures. The players have now been given a final seven-day window to provide a valid explanation for their absence.
Athletes in NADA’s Registered Testing Pool must provide a specific window and location for out-of-competition drug testing. If a Doping Control Officer (DCO) arrives during this pre-declared time and the athlete is not present, it is officially recorded as a “missed test” under anti-doping regulations.
