Yasir Shah and Kushal Perera test positive for banned substances

[_Sam_]

Kusal Perera faces four-year ban after B sample tests positive | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

Pereras was not enforced by WADA I believe?

 

[bigred]

Shah is finished. He may well have genuinely been treating high blood pressure but the facts are that he obviously didn't consult with anyone about the banned substance list.

He's already into his 30s so doubt we'll see him again.

 

[CerealKiller]

Shah is finished. He may well have genuinely been treating high blood pressure but the facts are that he obviously didn't consult with anyone about the banned substance list.

He's already into his 30s so doubt we'll see him again.

A couple of years ago Upul Tharanga was found positive for a banned substance and was cleared after he proved that he needed it for medical purposes, so all hope is not lost for Yasir.
Although his (eventual) ban would finally open the doors of the test team to Imad Wasim and Zafar Gohar, so it wouldn't be a massive setback.

 

[CerealKiller]

Pereras was not enforced by WADA I believe?

Yasir Shah tests positive for banned substance | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

Pakistan legspinner Yasir Shah has been provisionally suspended under the ICC's anti-doping code for testing positive for a banned substance.

 

[angryangy]

As i said before, it's also used to reduce blood pressure and treat hypertension, so you can't be really sure whether he used it to hide some other drug or simply to treat high blood pressure or hypertension.

That's not really how it works though. The athlete informs their doctor that they need to comply with WADA. If there is no option but to use a prohibited substance, then the athlete can get a therapeutic exemption for it. Such a case should not result in the athlete 'testing positive'. Testing should have an expectation to find those metabolites. If the athlete has a good faith belief that they were given safe medication, they might be able to plead their case, but otherwise, they basically just ignored their due diligence, which still counts.

 

[CerealKiller]

That's not really how it works though. The athlete informs their doctor that they need to comply with WADA. If there is no option but to use a prohibited substance, then the athlete can get a therapeutic exemption for it. Such a case should not result in the athlete 'testing positive'. Testing should have an expectation to find those metabolites. If the athlete has a good faith belief that they were given safe medication, they might be able to plead their case, but otherwise, they basically just ignored their due diligence, which still counts.

I doubt Yasir even knew what he was taking. He doesn't even speak English. Maybe he didn't consult with the teams' medical staff, otherwise this wouldn't have happened.