Sri Lanka’s Upul Tharanga Suspended by the International Cricket Council – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, Sri Lanka
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747.
In the findings of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625, it has been established that the player was not guilty of deliberately taking the banned substance and therefore was eligible only for a three-month ban. The ban has been imposed from May which means the player will be available
for selection in the month of August.
In a statement regarding the 26-year-old, the ICC said, “Tharanga pleaded guilty to the offence at an early stage in the proceedings and, as mandated under the ICC Code, the tribunal disqualified the rankings points he earned from the ICC Cricket World Cup
2011. We recognise that Upul has not been found guilty of deliberately cheating, but the ICC maintains its zero-tolerance approach towards doping for the benefit of all its stakeholders.”
The ICC also revealed that it accepted Tharanga’s view point that he had taken herbal medication without knowing it contained banned substances. According to sources, the herbal remedy was taken in order ease the pain in his shoulder due to an injury caused
before the world cup.
Meanwhile, Tharanga, in a statement to clarify his position said, “I apologise to the fans and followers of Sri Lanka cricket for inadvertently committing an offence.”
According to ICC’s law, the banned cricketer can challenge the decision within 21 days.
The opening batsman appealed to other cricketers to learn a lesson from his debacle and be more careful regarding the substances they use as remedies for different injuries.
ICC’s Chief Executive, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Haroon-Lorgat-c61719, has expressed satisfaction over the outcome of the inquiry against the player.
Earlier, after Sri Lanka’s semi-final against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, the player was asked to give a urine sample which tested positive for Prednisone and Prednisolone, banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Sri Lanka Cricket (SCL) actually reported the matter immediately, which helped in preventing a longer penalty on the player, which could have seen a minimum of 2-year ban on him.
Tags: