Pakistan's Nawaz breaks silence on doping allegations, submits stance to ICC
Experienced Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has submitted his response to the International Cricket Council and the Pakistan Cricket Board after testing positive during the T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka earlier this year, insisting that he did not knowingly ingest any banned substance.
Experienced Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has submitted his response to the International Cricket Council and the Pakistan Cricket Board following his positive dope test during the T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka earlier this year. He has asserted that he did not intentionally consume any banned substance.
A source within the PCB said on Thursday that Nawaz has denied deliberately using any banned substance or recreational drugs. "He has explained that he used some medicines for a health-related issue but did not take any drugs," the source claimed. Nawaz is under investigation by the ICC and the PCB for the alleged use of recreational drugs during the World Cup after returning a positive result in a random test conducted by the authorities.
The left-arm spinner has been allowed to play in the Pakistan Super League for Multan Sultans, but the ICC is expected to inform the PCB of the next course of action in the coming days. If the ICC is not satisfied with his explanation, Nawaz could face a complete ban from cricket, with the world body maintaining a strict stance on the use of banned substances and recreational drugs by players.
The all-rounder, who is a regular member of the national T20 squad, has also been questioned by PCB officials.
Pakistan cricket faced its biggest doping scandal in 2006 when fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar tested positive for a banned substance and were sent home from the ICC Champions Trophy in India. Although both were initially handed bans, a committee overturned the sanctions in December that year following their appeals.
Other Pakistani cricketers who have faced bans for failing dope tests include spinners Raza Hasan and Yasir Shah, as well as batter Ahmed Shehzad.
Experienced Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has submitted his response to the International Cricket Council and the Pakistan Cricket Board following his positive dope test during the T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka earlier this year. He has asserted that he did not intentionally consume any banned substance.
A source within the PCB said on Thursday that Nawaz has denied deliberately using any banned substance or recreational drugs. "He has explained that he used some medicines for a health-related issue but did not take any drugs," the source claimed. Nawaz is under investigation by the ICC and the PCB for the alleged use of recreational drugs during the World Cup after returning a positive result in a random test conducted by the authorities.
The left-arm spinner has been allowed to play in the Pakistan Super League for Multan Sultans, but the ICC is expected to inform the PCB of the next course of action in the coming days. If the ICC is not satisfied with his explanation, Nawaz could face a complete ban from cricket, with the world body maintaining a strict stance on the use of banned substances and recreational drugs by players.
The all-rounder, who is a regular member of the national T20 squad, has also been questioned by PCB officials.
Pakistan cricket faced its biggest doping scandal in 2006 when fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar tested positive for a banned substance and were sent home from the ICC Champions Trophy in India. Although both were initially handed bans, a committee overturned the sanctions in December that year following their appeals.
Other Pakistani cricketers who have faced bans for failing dope tests include spinners Raza Hasan and Yasir Shah, as well as batter Ahmed Shehzad.
