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NEWS ICC Champions Trophy 2006> Champions Trophy drug tests turn negative 14th Nov 2006  23.34 IST By Agencies   The ICC today said that all random drug tests for prohibited substances during the ICC Champions Trophy in India produced negative results. The biennial event was the ICC's first involving Full Members since it signed the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code in July 2006. Six of the tournament's 21 matches were randomly selected for testing, including one semi-final and the final. Two players from each team were randomly selected and tested, giving a total of 24 tests that were submitted for analysis to a WADA-accredited laboratory in Malaysia, the ICC said in a statement. ICC Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed said: "Our approach to drug use has been consistent and long-standing as we have tested players at all our events involving Full Members since the 2002 ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. "That approach has been reinforced by our signing of the WADA Code earlier this year, and the fact all the tests conducted at the ICC Champions Trophy have been negative is great news for our sport. "It confirms cricket's reputation for being low risk when it comes to drug use but that does not mean the ICC, or any of our Members, can afford to be complacent in this area. "To this end, five of our Full Members - Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa - are already testing outside of ICC events and the West Indies is set to join that list in the near future." Also View In-Depth Coverage: ICC Champions Trophy 2006 Team Page: India Team Page: Australia

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