One is unsure whether the drugs in Asif's possession are performance enhancing ones. However, here is a list of other cricketers caught using drugs.
- Ian Botham: Suspended for smoking cannabis in 1986.
- Wasim Akram, Mushtaq Ahmed and Waqar Younis: Charged with possession of marijuana in 1993.
- Stephen Fleming , Matthew Hart and Dion Nash were fined and suspended for smoking cannabis in 1994
- Phil Tufnell was suspended and fined for failing to turn up for a drug test in 1997.
- Paul Smit was banned for two years for usage of cocaine in 1997.
- Keith Piper was banned and fined after testing positive for cannabis in 1997.
- Ed Giddins was caught taking cocaine in 1999.
- Herschelle
Gibbs, Andre Nel, Justin Kemp, Paul Adams and Roger Telemachus were
Fined for smoking marijuana during South Africa's tour of West Indies
in 2001. - Shane Warne was banned for a year after diuretic was detected before 2003 World Cup.
- Graham Wagg was banned for 15 months after admitting to cocaine use in 2004.
6 comments:
I always get baffled by these news.Diuretics are contained in some medicines prescribed for some ailments.
Ottayan: I wouldn't count cannabis and cocaine as performance enhancing drugs. Especially not cannabis.
Seemingly out of context: Why would he go to Pakistan via Dubai from Mumbai? Aren't there direct flights?
R,
Medicine is used as defense. These guys are scoring drugs for fun.
Samir,
Thanks for pointing out the error.I have corrected it.
12 th Man,
I understand all of them are full.
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