Bangladesh pacer Shohidul Islam has been suspended from all cricket-related activities for 10 months after pleading guilty to breaching Article 2.1 of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Doping Code, the world governing body said on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shohidul had provided a urine sample as part of the ICC's out-of-competition testing programme in Dhaka on March 4, 2022, which was found to contain Clomifene. Clomifene is classified as a Specified Substance under WADA's Prohibited List and is prohibited both in-competition and out-of-competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While handing out the suspension, the ICC confirmed that Shohidul had inadvertently ingested the prohibited substance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"In making the decision, the ICC accepted that Shohidul had demonstrated no significant fault or negligence, having inadvertently ingested the prohibited substance which was contained in a medicine he had been legitimately prescribed for therapeutic reasons," the ICC said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Shohidul was able to satisfy the ICC that he had no intention to enhance his sporting performance by using prohibited substances," it added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 27-year-old fast bowler admitted the violation and accepted a 10-month suspension. The suspension is backdated to May 28, 2022, the date of his acceptance of a voluntary Provisional Suspension. He will, therefore, be eligible to return to cricket on March 28, 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shohidul has played a solitary T20I for Bangladesh in which he picked up the wicket of Mohammad Rizwan in the third and final match of the series which Pakistan won 3-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n