SA vs BAN – Blow for the Proteas – South African batter Zubayr Hamza was on Friday provisionally suspended by the ICC for failing an out-of-competition dope test. Follow InsideSport.IN for LIVE Updates.
Found guilty – Hamza’s dope sample collected out-of-competition on January 17 this year has been found to contain Furosemide, a prohibited substance under the World Anti-Doping Agency Code.
SA vs BAN: South African cricketer Zubayr Hamza suspended after failed dope test, disciplinary hearing to decide fate
SA vs BAN: South African cricketer Zubayr Hamza suspended after failed dope test, disciplinary hearing to decide fate
Statement – “The ICC has charged South African batter Zubayr Hamza with an antidoping rule violation under the ICC Anti-Doping Code,” the world body said in a statement.
“Hamza has been charged with the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance following the detection of Furosemide in a sample collected out-of-competition on 17 January 2022 and has been provisionally suspended pending the outcome of the disciplinary process.”
SA vs BAN: South African cricketer Zubayr Hamza suspended after failed dope test, disciplinary hearing to decide fate
What is Furosemide? – Furosemide is a Specified Substance contained in Section S5 of the 2022 WADA Prohibited List.
ICC to wait and watch – The ICC said proceedings against Hamza are ongoing and it will not make any further comment at this stage.
SA vs BAN: South African cricketer Zubayr Hamza suspended after failed dope test, disciplinary hearing to decide fate
On Thursday, Cricket South Africa revealed that Hamza was provisionally suspended.
“Cricket South Africa (CSA), the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) and Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) today announced that Proteas player, Zubayr Hamza has tested positive for a prohibited substance under the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-doping code. The positive test followed an ICC anti-doping test on the 17 January 2022,” the statement said.
SA vs BAN: South African cricketer Zubayr Hamza suspended after failed dope test, disciplinary hearing to decide fate
Zubayr is not disputing the positive test, is co-operating fully with the ICC, and has agreed to a voluntary suspension commencing immediately whilst written submissions are presented to the ICC.
The positive test relates to the substance Furosemide, which is not a performance-enhancing substance, and Zubayr has been able to identify how the substance entered his system. The process to follow will entail presenting evidence that there was no fault or negligence, or no significant fault or negligence on the part of Zubayr.
SA vs BAN: South African cricketer Zubayr Hamza suspended after failed dope test
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