Shohidul Islam, the Bangladeshi pace bowler, was given a 10-month suspension from all cricket-related activities by the International Cricket Council on Thursday after he failed a drug test in March. The 27-year-old pacer had played in one Twenty20 match against Pakistan in November. Moreover, he was a member of Bangladesh’s Test and T20 squads for their current West Indies tour. He supplied a urine specimen as part of the ICC’s out-of-competition testing procedure in Dhaka on March 4. Shohidul acknowledged the voluntary ban on May 28 and will remain barred going forward until March 28, 2023.
Shohidul Islam banned for failing doping test
Clomifene was detected in Shohidul’s urine specimen. It is included on WADA’s Prohibited List as a Specified Substance. It is forbidden both during and outside of competition. “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 medicine he had been legitimately prescribed for therapeutic reasons. Shohidul was able to satisfy the ICC that he had no intention to enhance his sporting performance by using prohibited substances,” the ICC said in a statement.
In the Bangladesh Premier League 2022 season, Shohidul Islam was a crucial component of the Comilla Victorians’ win. He picked up 19 wickets. Additionally, he traveled with Bangladesh’s away teams to South Africa and New Zealand. He was a part of the squad for the last Test against West Indies too. Unfortunately, he was ruled out because of a side strain. The right-arm bowler has 46 appearances under his belt and 69 wickets in T20Is. Moreover, he has a superb 18.30 average and four four-wicket hauls.
