ICC suspends Sri Lankan opener Upul Tharanga
The 26-year-old Sri Lankan opener Upul Tharanga has been suspended by the ICC for three months for using a banned substance during the ICC World Cup Cricket 2011. His suspension will expire on the..
THE INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended the Sri Lankan opening batsman Upul Tharanga for three months for using a banned substance during the ICC World Cup Cricket 2011. The Sri Lankan opener was tested positive for metabolites of two glucocorticosteroids - prednisone and prednisolone after the semifinal win against New Zealand at Colombo.
A three-member independent anti-doping tribunal, comprising Tim Kerr (acting as chairman), Anik Sax and Peter Sever, accepted that the 26-year-old left-hander opener had ingested the substances. Upul Tharanga sample was subsequently tested by a World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory and substances are classified as 'specified substances' under WADA's prohibited list.
The 26-year-old opener Upul Tharanga has admitted that for a chronic shoulder ailment, he has had ingested from an herbal remedy given to him. The left-hander has already pleaded guilty to the offence at an early stage in the proceedings. In a statement he apologised to the fans and followers of Sri Lanka for inadvertently committing an offence.
Upul Tharanga will be eligible to be back on the cricket ground on August 9, as his suspension is expiring at midnight of August 8. His suspension was started on May 9. He has 21 days to appeal against the ICC's decision of his suspension.
In the first semifinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Tharanga scored 30 runs against New Zealand and in the fourth quarterfinals of the World Cup against England, scored unbeaten 102 runs.
The 26-year-old opener Upul Tharanga has admitted that for a chronic shoulder ailment, he has had ingested from an herbal remedy given to him. The left-hander has already pleaded guilty to the offence at an early stage in the proceedings. In a statement he apologised to the fans and followers of Sri Lanka for inadvertently committing an offence.
Upul Tharanga will be eligible to be back on the cricket ground on August 9, as his suspension is expiring at midnight of August 8. His suspension was started on May 9. He has 21 days to appeal against the ICC's decision of his suspension.
In the first semifinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Tharanga scored 30 runs against New Zealand and in the fourth quarterfinals of the World Cup against England, scored unbeaten 102 runs.
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