Strange to see that Indian cricketers has refused to abide by norms of World Anti-Doping Agency Code, stating security and privacy concerns. By no means, these are not concerns applicable to Indian cricketers alone.
Unfortunately, cricket and cricketers have become so popular. Sentiments are similar to a nation in war with another. Nothing short of clean victory is acceptable, because national sentiments are involved. Worse, this is unabashedly encouraged by both print and electronic media so much greater achievement like woman to rowing solo across the Indian Ocean hardly finds a mention.
Indian cricketers have given iconic status here in India. There is a cost of being a popular figure as well. While one enjoys benefits of being popular figure, having to pay the cost is only natural. You cannot take one and leave the other. They should either fall in line or else if privacy and security concerns are so height, they could quit playing cricket for India and IPL, which makes them popular.
It is time they start behaving like an Indian who are with other Indians in the first place; not the ones to be revered and pampered
