Mumbai, Aug 2 - After India cricket board's rejection of the controversial 'whereabouts' clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Cricket Council (ICC) board will now have to find a way forward.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sunday rejected the controversial anti-doping clause that makes it mandatory for players to make themselves available for out-of-competition tests.

BCCI strongly backed the players, saying that the 'whereabouts' clause is an 'invasion into the privacy of an individual'.

'Cricket should be free from doping. BCCI does not have any objection to that. However, BCCI felt that players should be tested during the series or during the camps. They cannot be tested when they are not playing cricket,' BCCI president Shashank Manohar said after an emergency meeting of the working committee, which was attended by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and ICC officials.

The decision of BCCI puts it on a collision course with the ICC, which is a signatory to WADA's anti-doping norms.

ICC said that it was aware of the issues of concern and hoped that they can be addressed to everyone's satisfaction.

'The next step is for this matter to be considered further by the ICC board is to find a way forward. The ICC will make no further comment at this time,' the ICC said in a statement.