Pakistan’s Raza Hassan banned for doping
Spinner suspended from all cricket for two years following positive test in January
Lahore: Pakistan spin bowler Raza Hassan has been banned for two years after failing a doping test, the country’s cricket board said.
The 22-year-old left-armer returned an “adverse analytical finding” from a urine sample taken during a domestic tournament in January, the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement.
The board declined to name the substance.
Raza, who has played one One Day International and 10 Twenty20 matches for Pakistan, was notified on March 24 and subsequently failed to send a written request for a hearing within 14 days, the PCB said.
“Therefore in accordance with the Anti-Doping Rules and with the approval of the competent authority, Raza Hassan is being imposed with a ban that will make him ineligible to participate in the sport of cricket for a period of two years,” the board said.
Raza made his ODI debut against Australia in Dubai in October and played his last international match in a T20 against New Zealand in the same city in December.
