Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw suspended for doping violation
The talented Indian Test opener was slapped with an eight-month ban
The talented Indian Test opener was slapped with an eight-month ban
The talented Indian Test opener was slapped with an eight-month ban
The talented Indian Test opener was slapped with an eight-month ban
Indian Test opener Prithvi Shaw, and two others, have been handed suspensions by the BCCI for doping violations. An official release from the cricket board stated that the Mumbai cricketer provided a urine sample as part of an anti-doping testing program during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on February 22, 2019 in Indore.
The sample was subsequently tested and found to contain Terbutaline. Terbutaline, a specified substance, is prohibited both In & Out of Competition in the WADA Prohibited List of Substances.
Following this finding, Shaw was charged with the commission of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) under the BCCI Anti-Doping Rules (ADR) Article 2.1 on July 16, 2019, and provisionally suspended pending determination of the charge.
Based on the findings, the BCCI put forth a back-dated eight-month suspension which will go on till November 15, 2019.