The board has strongly backed the cricketers, saying that the 'whereabouts' clause is an 'invasion into the privacy of an individual'.

This has put it on a collision course with the International Cricket Council (ICC), which is a signatory to WADA's anti-doping norms.

The ICC has also set up a working committee headed by Tim Kerr, chairman of ICC Anti-Doping Panel, to address the Indian players' concern on the 'whereabouts' clause.

Former India captain Anil Kumble, ex-board president Inderjit Singh Bindra, board secretary N. Srinivasan and ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat are the other members of the group.