KARACHI: Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad is set to be suspended and chargesheeted by the Pakistan Cricket Board after an independent review confirmedthat he tested positive for a banned substance.
The PCB tweeted on Tuesday that it will issue a charge sheet to the openertoday, after an independent review board report confirmed that Shehzadtested positive for a banned substance.
Earlier, the tests reports were sent to India for a re-check which caused adelay.
“Pakistan government’s anti-doping agency review board wanted to be verycareful and double check because a senior player was involved, hence itasked an Indian lab to re-check tests,” a PCB source said.
The PCB last month confirmed, without naming anyone, that a player hadfailed the dope test conducted during a domestic tournament.