Abdur Rehman to miss the Champions League T20 2012 – Cricket News Update
According to reports, Abdur Rehman, the Pakistan left-arm spinner, has been withdrawn from the upcoming Champions League T20 2012, following a positive dope test in England.
The illustrious tournament, which includes the domestic champions of major cricketing nations, is going to commence from October 9th, 2012, in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
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A reliable source from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
"We have been informed by the England and Wales Cricket Board that Rehman has failed a dope test taken in August while he was playing for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 in the English county championship," the official said.
The 32-year-old cricketer was taking part in county championship for Somerset and was having a wonderful season, picking up 27 wickets in just four first-class encounters. The seasoned spinner grabbed 14 wickets in his last match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866,
which is an extra-ordinary performance for a slow bowler in English conditions.
The source expressed that Abdur Rehman is now back in the country and the PCB is thoroughly looking into the matter before deciding the left-arm spinner’s fate, who has been a permanent member of Pakistan’s Test team since the last couple of years.
"He has now returned to Pakistan and we will be taking his point of view soon after getting a detailed report from the ECB," he mentioned.
Abdur Rehman has represented Pakistan in 17 Tests, 25 One Day Internationals and seven T20s, having 113 wickets under his belt, with reasonable averages in the game’s all three formats. However, the young left-arm spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raza-Hasan-c84407 was preferred over him
for the on-going ICC World T20 2012, being played in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
The official further added that the Sialkot player is likely to face a lengthy ban from competitive cricket.
The source added, "But being a member of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 and signatory to the World Anti-Doping Agency we will have to follow any penalties imposed by the ECB on him."
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