By Manish Gupta
Mohammad Shahzad is a wicket-keeper batsman of Afghanistan.He is the world’s No.11 ranked T20 batsman.On April 26 this year, ICC banned him after pleading guilty to anti-doping breach. However, he was handed a 12 month backdated ban.
Reason for Ban
His urine sample test was found to have a substance called Clenbuterol. The substance is a prohibited substance according to World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) both-in-competition and out-of-competition.His suspension was backdated to January 17, 2017. He will be able to play on Jaunary 17,2018.
ICC statement states that: “Mr Shahzad was able to satisfy the ICC … that he had no intention to enhance his sporting performance through the use of prohibited substances or to mask the use of another performance enhancing substance”
The news is good for Shahzad’s playing career ahead.
