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| Imran calls for dope test inquiry | Imran calls for dope test inquiry |
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| Imran Khan has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board's handling of the drugs controversy involving fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif. | Imran Khan has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board's handling of the drugs controversy involving fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif. |
| The pair were sent home from the Champions Trophy in India after testing positive for a banned steroid. | The pair were sent home from the Champions Trophy in India after testing positive for a banned steroid. |
| "There should be a proper investigation to prove the authenticity of the case," Imran commented. | "There should be a proper investigation to prove the authenticity of the case," Imran commented. |
| But he added: "The results of the tests should have been there before the announcement of the team for India." | But he added: "The results of the tests should have been there before the announcement of the team for India." |
| Shoaib and Asif were tested three weeks ago but the findings were only announced on Monday. | Shoaib and Asif were tested three weeks ago but the findings were only announced on Monday. |
| If the B samples also show traces of nandrolone, the pair could face a ban from the game of up to two years. | If the B samples also show traces of nandrolone, the pair could face a ban from the game of up to two years. |
| Those tests have yet to be carried out but PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf has already promised the pair a fair hearing in the event of another positive result. | Those tests have yet to be carried out but PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf has already promised the pair a fair hearing in the event of another positive result. |
| He said: "They are our best players and we would give them a full chance to give their viewpoint when they appear before the doping tribunal." | He said: "They are our best players and we would give them a full chance to give their viewpoint when they appear before the doping tribunal." |
| It is a possibility that nandrolone was mixed in herbal medicines that he has been taki Taufeeq RazzaqShoaib's doctor | It is a possibility that nandrolone was mixed in herbal medicines that he has been taki Taufeeq RazzaqShoaib's doctor |
| But he added: "We have zero tolerance as doping is a very serious thing and we would deal with it in a flawless manner." | But he added: "We have zero tolerance as doping is a very serious thing and we would deal with it in a flawless manner." |
| International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed says there may be more drug tests carried out at the World Cup as a result of the case. | International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed says there may be more drug tests carried out at the World Cup as a result of the case. |
| "It's moved to the top of our agenda," he commented. | "It's moved to the top of our agenda," he commented. |
| Shoaib's doctor, Tauseef Razzaq, has insisted the 31-year-old would never take a banned substance deliberately. | Shoaib's doctor, Tauseef Razzaq, has insisted the 31-year-old would never take a banned substance deliberately. |
| He told the Champions Trophy website: "Shoaib is at the peak of his career and he is not a fool to do something that will curtail his career." | He told the Champions Trophy website: "Shoaib is at the peak of his career and he is not a fool to do something that will curtail his career." |
| But Razzaq revealed that Shoaib, who was out of action earlier this year because of knee and ankle injuries, had also been consulting a hakim - herbal medicine practitioner - in Pakistan. | But Razzaq revealed that Shoaib, who was out of action earlier this year because of knee and ankle injuries, had also been consulting a hakim - herbal medicine practitioner - in Pakistan. |
| "It is a possibility that nandrolone was mixed in herbal medicines that he has been taking," he said. | "It is a possibility that nandrolone was mixed in herbal medicines that he has been taking," he said. |