Bangladesh pacer Shohidul suspended for doping violation

Shohidul Islam, the Bangladesh pace bowler, has been suspended for a very long time from all types of cricket in the wake of conceding to breaking Article 2.1 of the ICC's Anti-Doping code. The suspension has come back dated to May 28, which makes the 27-year-old qualified to play again from March 28, 2023.

Shohidul, who has addressed Bangladesh in a singular T20I, had given his pee test as a feature of the ICC's out-of-contest testing program. Tests uncovered the presence of Clomifene, named a Specified Substance which is essential for the WADA's disallowed list.

The ICC, which gave out the suspension, explained that Shohidul had "unintentionally ingested the precluded substance as a medication that he had been really endorsed for restorative purposes." In his declaration to the ICC, the speed bowler likewise said he didn't expect to involve the substance for upgrade of execution.

Shohidul had been important for the Bangladesh crews for the away series against New Zealand and South Africa yet he played no match. He was likewise remembered for Bangladesh Test and T20I crews for the visit through the West Indies however a side strain sidelined him.

BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury told Cricket on Thursday (July 14) that the pacer had taken a medication for individual reasons yet later it was found that it contained the restricted substance that prompted the break of the ICC hostile to doping conduct.

"He took medication for individual explanation yet didn't speak with us appropriately and later it was viewed that he was blameworthy of breaking ICC hostile to doping governing set of rules. He didn't do it purposefully and that is the explanation he was allowed just 10 months suspension, generally the length might have been more," said Nizamuddin.