Dubai: Pakistan bowler Yasir Shah was on Sunday provisionally suspended for failing a dope test by the International Cricket Council (ICC). "Shah has been charged with an anti-doping rule violation on a sample he provided in an in-competition test," an ICC statement announced.
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"The test, conducted on November 13, 2015, was found to contain the presence of chlortalidone, a prohibited substance which appears in Section 5 of the World Anti-Doping Agency list (in the category of Specified Substances)."
ICC provisionally suspends @therealpcb Yasir Shah for breaching @ICC Anti-Doping Code. https://t.co/OCvUmc4kzH
— ICC Media (@ICCMediaComms) December 27, 2015"In accordance with the ICC Anti-Doping Code, pending the outcome of the disciplinary process, Yasir has been provisionally suspended," said the ICC.
The 29-year-old has emerged as a match-winner for Pakistan since ace spinner Saeed Ajmal's action was reported and subsequently lost his wicket-taking ability with a remodelled action.
Shah took 12 wickets in Pakistan's 2-0 win against Australia last year before playing a key role in this year's 2-1 Test series win in Sri Lanka with 24 wickets.
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