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Young cricket icons Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shafali Verma have been handed notices by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) recently. TheIndian batting duo was given notice for missing a regulatory dope test. According to a report carried by India Today, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has also been kept in the loop about the issue.

Both players now have to give an explanation for missing the tests. As per the rules, players who come under the NADA’s Registered Testing Pool (RTP) have to notify the desired location and time to undergo the tests. This will be followed by a Doping Test Officer (DTO) meeting the athletes to collect their samples.

India Today also reported that Verma’s test was scheduled for 7th November 2025, with Jaiswal’s test on 17th December 2025. The agency had asked the player to explain their absence in February this year, but they haven’t heard back yet. As per the rules, athletes who fail to disclose their location for the dope tests three times within 12 months can face suspension for up to two years.

Which Indian cricketers have found themselves in the doping net?

Former Under-19 World Cup winner Pradeep Sangwan faced the ignominy of becoming the first Indian player to be banned for failing a dope test. The left-arm seamer tested positive for stanozolol in 2013 and was handed a ban for 18 months. Yusuf Pathan (2018) and Prithvi Shaw (2019) were also handed bans for a shorter duration for their respective infractions.

In 2020, Anshula Rao became the first-ever Indian women’s cricketer to be handed a dope ban. Rao was given a four-year ban after she had tested positive for norandrosterone. The latest player to be handed a suspension is Uttarakhand pacer Rajan Kumar, who was suspendedearlier this year.

Which are the other cricketers registered in RTP?

As per the updated list, players like Abhishek Sharma and Axar Patel are the newest additions to the list. The duo was added in April to the Registered Testing Pool by NADA. Other notable names in this list are Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and a few more current contracted players.

As far as the women’s team is concerned, names like Deepti Sharma and Renuka Singh Thakur make the list. Jaiswal is currently with the Rajasthan Royals playing the IPL 2026 season. Shafali has been named in the India squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup to be played in England from 12th June to 5th July.