<p>ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat decided the dates during a tele-conference among the working group members last evening.<br /><br />WADA Director General David Howman also took part in the telephone hook-up in an independent advisory capacity, although he is not part of the group.<br /><br />"Confirming the scope of the group and a date for the meeting represents a successful start and we can now get on with addressing the outstanding practical issues of the Indian players," Lorgat said in a statement issued on Thursday.<br /><br />"All sides are committed to a zero tolerance approach to the issue of anti-doping and there was a spirit of cooperation on the call that augurs well for next month's meeting," he added.<br /><br />WADA will make an official available, either in person or by telephone, during next month's group meeting, the statement said.<br /><br />The group also confirmed its terms of reference to address the BCCI's specific objections to the ICC Anti-Doping Code's 'whereabouts' requirements so that India players can obtain the necessary comfort to meet their requirements under the code as quickly as possible. <br /><br />The IRTP Working Group, chaired by Tim Kerr QC, also includes ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat, BCCI Honorary Secretary N Srinivasan, ICC Principal Advisory Inderjit Singh Bindra and former India captain Anil Kumble, the cricketer representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Athlete Committee.<br /><br />The IRTP Working Group was set up in the wake of the BCCI's decision to back its players, who refused to sign the anti-doping code after finding the 'whereabouts' clause intrusive.<br /><br />BCCI President Shashank Manohar said their working committee considered the 'whereabouts' requirement to be an invasion of the players' privacy, a risk to their security and a breach of their constitutional rights to privacy under Indian law.</p>
<p>ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat decided the dates during a tele-conference among the working group members last evening.<br /><br />WADA Director General David Howman also took part in the telephone hook-up in an independent advisory capacity, although he is not part of the group.<br /><br />"Confirming the scope of the group and a date for the meeting represents a successful start and we can now get on with addressing the outstanding practical issues of the Indian players," Lorgat said in a statement issued on Thursday.<br /><br />"All sides are committed to a zero tolerance approach to the issue of anti-doping and there was a spirit of cooperation on the call that augurs well for next month's meeting," he added.<br /><br />WADA will make an official available, either in person or by telephone, during next month's group meeting, the statement said.<br /><br />The group also confirmed its terms of reference to address the BCCI's specific objections to the ICC Anti-Doping Code's 'whereabouts' requirements so that India players can obtain the necessary comfort to meet their requirements under the code as quickly as possible. <br /><br />The IRTP Working Group, chaired by Tim Kerr QC, also includes ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat, BCCI Honorary Secretary N Srinivasan, ICC Principal Advisory Inderjit Singh Bindra and former India captain Anil Kumble, the cricketer representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Athlete Committee.<br /><br />The IRTP Working Group was set up in the wake of the BCCI's decision to back its players, who refused to sign the anti-doping code after finding the 'whereabouts' clause intrusive.<br /><br />BCCI President Shashank Manohar said their working committee considered the 'whereabouts' requirement to be an invasion of the players' privacy, a risk to their security and a breach of their constitutional rights to privacy under Indian law.</p>