Rehman rubbishes doping allegations – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s spin bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691 on Tuesday denied the allegations of taking prohibited drugs, after reports came out that the left-arm spinner has failed a doping test during English county championship in England.
Rehman, 32, was apparently tested for prohibited drugs during the recently concluded County Championship Division One, where he was playing for Somerset CCC.
"Frankly speaking I really don't know how this test has come positive because I don't remember taking any medicines or prohibited items that might contain banned substances," said the left-armer who picked up 14 wickets in Somerset’s final championship match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866, at County Ground Taunton, steering his team to an innings and 148-run win.
It is being said that the 32-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Beau-Casson-c47541 in the town is that Pakistan bowler might be handed a two-year ban from international cricket, but the off-spinner has played down the suggestions of a lengthy ban and is hoping to receive a two-month ban at most, since the drugs were recreational and not performance enhancing.
"People are talking about a two year ban but from what I know even if they ban me it should not be for more than two months since I have not used any performance enhancing substances," insisted the Pakistan bowler.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board has withdrawn the tainted offie from the Champions League, where he was due to represent national Twenty20 champions http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 Stallions.
"We have been informed by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 in the English county championship," the PCB official told media reporters on Tuesday.
Rehman made his international debut for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
If proven guilty, the left-arm spinner could miss Pakistan’s tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, early next year.
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