International Cricket Council has banned Bangladesh seamer Shohidul Islam for 10 months after failing a dope test in March. The player admitted to breaching Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code and accepted the sanction. His suspension will lift on March 28 next year, after the sanction was backdated to May 28.
Shohidul had given a urine sample for an out-of-competition testing programme on March 4. A substance named Clomifene, which comes under WADA’s prohibited list was found in the sample. It is understood that the substance was found in medicine his doctor had prescribed earlier this year.
The ICC made it clear that Shohidul had “no intention to enhance his sporting performance by using prohibited substances. However, Shohidul accepted that he had failed to satisfy the high levels of personal responsibility incumbent upon him as an international cricketer subject to anti-doping rules.”
BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury said the pace had not communicated with the board for taking medicine and was later found guilty. He stressed that the player’s mistake was unintentional, and that’s why he only received a 10-month suspension.
“He took medicine for personal reasons but did not communicate with us properly and later it was found that he was guilty of breaching ICC anti doping code of conduct. He did not do it intentionally and that is the reason he was given only a 10 months suspension,”
said Nizamuddin.
Shohidul was part of the Bangladesh team for the away series against New Zealand and South Africa, but he did not feature in any match. He was picked in the Test and T20I squads for the Caribbean tour but was sidelined due to a side strain.
The 27-year-old is one of the promising fast bowlers in Bangladesh. He has made one T20 international appearance for his national side against Pakistan in November 2021. Overall, he has picked 93 wickets from 35 First Class matches and has 69 scalps in 46 T20 matches.
