Dope tests conducted on Pak CT squad | Drug offenders
Posted on Jul 20, 2008 at 16:05 | Updated Jul 21, 2008 at 14:42
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Karachi: Twenty six out of the 30 probables selected in the Pakistan's preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy, including captain Shoaib Malik and controversial pacer Shoaib Akhtar, underwent dope tests conducted by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) representatives in Lahore on Sunday.
The dope samples would be sent to an International Olympic Committee-accredited laboratory in Malaysia and the results are expected in ten days, a top Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said.
"The samples were taken by WADA accredited people and we expect the results in about 10-days time, not before that," Dr Sohail Saleem, a member of PCB's medical commission, said.
"Except for four players, Younis Khan, Bazid Khan, Yasir Arafat and Azhar Ali, all the players have given the tests. Younis is on Umra while the rest of the guys are playing in England," he said.
Saleem said that the dope tests indicates PCB's zero tolerance policy against use of banned substances by its cricketers, especially in the wake of recent embarrassment after Asif's 'A' sample, taken during the inaugural Indian Premier League, was found to have tested positive reportedly for nandrolone.
"We want to ensure there are no problems and all the players, who are in the run for the tournament, are clean. These tests are also an indication of our zero tolerance policy towards drugs and banned substances in sports," Saleem said.
Meanwhile, Shoaib Akhtar told reporters that he had not only given the dope samples but also started some fitness programmes. Akhtar was appearing in a dope test for the first time since he tested positive for nandrolone in October 2006 in an out of competition tests by the PCB before the Champions Trophy in South Africa.
The PCB had also conducted dope tests prior to the recent Asia Cup.
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