ICC agrees to doping's whereabouts rule

The International Cricket Council has announced that all members will comply with the World Anti-Doping Agency's whereabouts rule for players starting next month.

The International Cricket Council has announced that all members will comply with the World Anti-Doping Agency's whereabouts rule for players starting next month.

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The agreement comes just six weeks after India reversed itself and said it would comply with the controversial rule which requires elite athletes to make themselves available for out-of-competition testing for one hour a day for all 365 days in a year.

Last year, Indian cricketers refused to meet a WADA deadline to comply to the rule, saying it intruded on their privacy and was a potential security risk. In October, the ICC suspended the clause until the Indian players' concerns were sorted out. It goes into force on Aug 1.