Pakistan star suspended after failing dope test during T20 World Cup
Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Nawaz has been suspended for three months by the ICC after testing positive for a cannabis metabolite during the T20 World Cup. The suspension can be reduced to one month if he completes a substance abuse rehabilitation program.
Why it matters
It highlights the strict anti-doping regulations in international cricket and the governing body's approach to substance abuse rehabilitation.
NEW DELHI: Pakistan star all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been suspended for three months after failing a dope test during the T20 World Cup earlier this year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the decision on Friday, saying the positive test was linked to a "substance of abuse" that was not related to improving sporting performance.However, Nawaz's suspension will be reduced to one month if he successfully completes a substance abuse treatment programme. His period of ineligibility has been backdated to May 1, the date he began a voluntary provisional suspension.ICC on NawazThe ICC said in a statement: "Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has accepted a three-month period of ineligibility (which will be reduced to one month on completion of a substance of abuse treatment programme) for breaching the ICC Anti-Doping Code."The governing body added: "Subject to Nawaz completing a substance of abuse rehabilitation programme to the ICC's satisfaction, Nawaz will…
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