Abhishek Sharma And Akshar PatelIndia’s T20 World Cup winning players have been included in the National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA) Registered Testing Pool (RTP) for the second quarter of 2026. Smriti Mandhana And Shreyas Iyer In the latest list.NADA is India’s apex anti-doping body, responsible for promoting, coordinating and monitoring the fight against doping in sports. It operates in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code and ensures that athletes compete in a clean and fair environment. As part of its responsibilities, NADA conducts dope testing, administers results, and imposes sanctions in case of violations.RTP is an important component of this system. This includes elite athletes who are required to regularly submit their whereabouts, including details of their location and training schedule, so that they can be tracked at any time, both in and out of competition. Athletes must be available for testing during a specific hour window each day, and three failures to comply with these requirements can be considered a doping violation.The latest RTP list includes 348 players across disciplines. The cricket squad is largely changed, with prominent names like Shubman Gill, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, Arsdeep Singh, and Tilak Verma. Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma and Renuka Singh Thakur are being added to the women’s team. A total of 14 cricketers are included in the pool.Athletics dominates the RTP, with representation increasing from 118 to 134 athletes. Key names include steel chaser Avinash Sibley, hurdler Jyothi Yaraji, decathlete Tejsoon Shankar, and sprinter Animesh Kajoor. Discus thrower Tajinderpal Singh Toor is also part of the list along with long jumper Shelley Singh and M Srishankar.Other sports are also well represented. Archery features Deepika Kumari, Rakesh Kumar, and para-archer Sheetal Devi. Hockey players like Manpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Hardik Singh, Salima Tete, Swetha Punia, and Navneet Kaur have been included in the list.The badminton squad consists of eight players including PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, and Gayatri Gopichand. Boxing has 22 players, including notable names such as Nikhat Zarin, Nishant Dev, Jasmin Lamboria, and Olympic bronze medalist Lulina Borghoen. Wrestling also forms an important part with 31 athletes including Olympic medalist Aman Sehrawat.The updated RTP reflects NADA’s continued focus on maintaining transparency and integrity in Indian sport by closely monitoring top athletes across disciplines.
