ICC keen to resolve BCCI-WADA differences: Lorgat

ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat yesterday said the world body does not intend to clash with the WADA and wants to sort out the differences over the controversial whereabouts clause of the WADA code to which it is a signatory.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat yesterday said the world body does not intend to clash with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and wants to sort out the differences over the controversial "whereabouts" clause of the WADA code to which it is a signatory. "BCCI is WADA-compliant. It's just a question of agreeing on the finer details of the whereabouts clause," said Lorgat at a press conference to announce the launch of online sales of tickets for the 2011 World Cup to be held in the sub-continent.

WADA director general David Howman had issued an ultimatum to the ICC and its member boards to accept the controversial clause or face the consequence of cricket being declared as WADA non-compliant sport.u00a0 Lorgat said: "I'm not sure that's what he said. In fact, he was very complimentary about the progress cricket has made in terms of doping. He is very much with us in terms of putting something specific for cricket."