da cassino： The secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India JaywantLele today dismissed reports alleging Indian cricketers took steroidsto enhance their performance and said the BCCI was contemplating legalaction against the “reckless reportage” on
04-Jul-2001The secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India JaywantLele today dismissed reports alleging Indian cricketers took steroidsto enhance their performance and said the BCCI was contemplating legalaction against the “reckless reportage” on the issue.”We will take up the matter at the working committee meeting of theBCCI scheduled to be held in August. Only then we will decide whatcourse of action should be taken against ‘Outlook’ for making suchwild allegations. If necessary, we would even take recourse to legalaction,” he said reacting to a report in the weekly that allegedIndian cricketers took banned drugs.”I know it is all ‘bakwas’ (nonsense). Moreover, I had talked toGaekwad regarding this and he has denied making any such statements,”Lele told PTI in Ahmedabad.’Outlook’ magazine had quoted former Indian coach Anshuman Gaekwad assaying that some Indian players are in the habit of taking bannedsubstances.”No player ever took performance-enhancing drugs now or ever. Thereport is all bakwas,” he fumed when asked whether he was wÂs aware ofany such unhealthy practice among cricketers.Asked whether the BCCI has issued any instructions asking players notto take drugs after the controversy erupted, Lele said such a questiondid not arise. “With nothing of this sort existing, should we issueinstructions to the players?” he asked.Lele said the Indian team currently in Zimbabwe was very upset withthe report. “Farak to padega (certainly it would have some impact).The boys are very upset. I had a talk with the Indian team managementand asked them not to worry about such baseless reports and carry onthe good work. But it did have a demoralising effect,” Lele said.