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[achutank]

Akhtar, Asif test positive again


PTI


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KARACHI, Feb 13: Pakistani pacers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif were reportedly tested positive for a banned substance again in a secret dope test conducted by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

The results of tests proved the Board's worst nightmare true as the players again tested positive for nandrolone, The News quoted a source as saying on Tuesday.

The two bowlers were earlier banned for using nandrolone last year before getting a reprieve from a PCB appeals committee.

The World Anti-Doping Body has challenged the appeals committee's decision to let off the players and the case is being sub-judice at the Court of Arbitration for Sports.

The PCB has not issued any official confirmation about the secretly conducted dope tests of the two cricketers.

The Board has already announced that it would carry out dope tests of all 15 players selected to play the World Cup in the West Indies next month.

"The tests would be carried out on February 16. The reason behind another round of internal dope tests by the PCB is to avoid any unpleasant surprises during the World Cup," PCB's director operations Saleem Altaf said.

But, the Board decided to test Akhtar and Asif before schedule to secretly check whether they are still carrying traces of nandrolone. If selected for the World Cup, Shoaib and Asif would certainly be tested for illegal drugs by the ICC which has already announced introducing 'target testing' during the tournament, sources said.

If found guilty of doping offence for the second time, Akhtar and Asif may get life ban


 

[achutank]

ravi

couldn't it be possible that the traces are there from their last dosage and maybe they have not taken any in the meanwhile?

[Libran]

ravi

couldn't it be possible that the traces are there from their last dosage and maybe they have not taken any in the meanwhile?

I would look at it that way unless these two are plain stupid or they are hooked on to something that also contains these banned substances.....something that neither the trainers nor doctors can confirm...which lloks a bit far fetched....

These look more like traces....that linger on till they are washed away 


Or  ...there is a RAW angle to this 

[LosingNow]

what do they say ..

dog..tail..pipe..bent

[sudzz]

Arent these traces impossible to eliminate (some docs on the DG can confirm I guess)...I think the agencies go by a min permissible limit .

If these substances are indeed found that means these two guys have attempted something again...

[pieterSAN]

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/280243.html

Shoaib, Asif and Gul were picked for the WC