Asif tested positive for steroid: lawyer
Saturday, 19 July 2008
KARACHI, July 18 (AFP): Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone during the Indian Premier League (IPL), his lawyer said Friday.
The 25-year-old was named Monday as the player who tested positive for a banned drug during the IPL held between April and June, and the Pakistan Cricket Board suspended him Tuesday.
It is the second time in his career that Asif has tested positive for the substance, having been found with nandrolone in his system in October 2006 along with Shoaib Akhtar.
"The IPL have informed us that the B-sample of his urine could possibly be tested in the same laboratory in Switzerland on July 28," Asif's lawyer Shahid Karim told AFP.
"Asif is very keen to have his name cleared so he is anxious to go to Switzerland because he is confident to get out of this mess and play," said Karim.
The 25-year-old was named Monday as the player who tested positive for a banned drug during the IPL held between April and June, and the Pakistan Cricket Board suspended him Tuesday.
It is the second time in his career that Asif has tested positive for the substance, having been found with nandrolone in his system in October 2006 along with Shoaib Akhtar.
"The IPL have informed us that the B-sample of his urine could possibly be tested in the same laboratory in Switzerland on July 28," Asif's lawyer Shahid Karim told AFP.
"Asif is very keen to have his name cleared so he is anxious to go to Switzerland because he is confident to get out of this mess and play," said Karim.