Yusuf gets retrospective 5-month suspension for flunking dope test

Yusuf Pathan

Indian all-rounder Yusuf Pathan was yesterday handed a five-month retrospective suspension for failing a dope test, a sanction which will end on January 14 after the BCCI accepted his plea that the violation was inadvertent. "Yusuf Pathan has been suspended for a doping violation. Mr Pathan had inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance (Terbutaline), which can be commonly found in cough syrups," the BCCI said in a statement.

Pathan, 35, had provided a urine sample as part of the BCCI's anti-doping testing program during a domestic T20 match between his team Baroda and Tamil Nadu on March 16 last year. The BCCI said it is "satisfied" with Pathan's explanation.

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