Ignorance isn146;t bliss: Leipus

The team physio 8212; currently John Gloster 8212; has to be careful, too. 8220;There isn8217;t a standard medication process for anybody but there is always the need to be careful. Everybody is educated about it and it is primarily the physio8217;s job to take care that the player is not using any banned substance by mistake,8221; he said.

Leipus, the Australian who worked with the Indian team during their dizzy rise under Kiwi coach John Wright, said that when he first joined up with Team India, most of the players didn8217;t have much awareness about doping in sport.

8220;When I started with the Indian team at the 2003 World Cup, this anti-doping policies was very new to us. International players were trying hard to come to terms and realise that they needed to learn more about it.8221;

Highlighting the dangers of inadvertent abuse, Leipus said, 8220;Nobody knows the effects of many medicines. Nandrolone is a very strong steroid and a very serious medication to take. The players, at this level, need to understand this now. 8220;