suraj Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Chairman Lalit Modi said that Indian Premier League will conduct a random dope test on the players participating in the Twenty20 tournament. After a report in the Nation, which claimed that Shoaib Akhtar was questioned about a large number of syringes in his baggage prior to leaving for Mumbai earlier this month at the Karachi airport, the IPL commissioner announced that the test will be conducted in 2 to 3 days. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board has played down a report in a section of the media that fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was questioned about a large number of syringes in his baggage prior to leaving for Mumbai earlier this month at the Karachi airport. A report in the Nation said that prior to boarding the flight to Mumbai en route to Kolkata the custom officials had questioned Shoaib on an inordinately large supply of syringes in his luggage-reportedly as many as three dozen in number. The fast bowler, who is playing for Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premier League, told the custom officials that he needed the syringes because he was a diabetic, the report said. The first time one has heard off the fast bowler suffering from this ailment. When a senior official of the board was asked about the incident, he said it was no big deal as the syringes were empty and contained no substances. Shafqat Naghmi, chief operating officer also showed ignorance over the medical history of Shoaib saying he would have to check up to find out if the fast bowler was a diabetic. But he made it clear that Shoaib had gone to India to play in the IPL and currently he was under the preview of the IPL rules and regulations. When reminded about Shoaib's past record of having tested positive for a banned substance, nandrolone in 2006 with team-mate Mohammad Asif, Naghmi said the IPL was recognised by the International Cricket Council but it was not an ICC event. "I don't thing it is a big deal. The syringes were empty and first we have to confirm if the report has got all the facts right. There is no question of the Pakistan Board contemplating any action against Shoaib for this," he said. Shoaib is playing in the IPL after the three-member appellate tribunal, hearing his appeal against the five-year ban imposed on him, suspended the ban for a month to allow him to play in the cash-rich Twenty20 competition. 17 May 2008, 0038 hrs ISThttp://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.c...ges/spacer.gif,http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.c...ges/spacer.gifAGENCIES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HariSampath Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Trust Shoaib to mix it up....he could have got better syringes here in India.......and better stuff from there in Pakistan :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Trust Shoaib to mix it up....he could have got better syringes here in India.......and better stuff from there in Pakistan :D lolll i doubt he is that stupid to carry on with his nandroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Cartman Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Ch-Akhtar & doping test NEW DELHI: Chairman Lalit Modi said that Indian Premier League will conduct a random dope test on the players participating in the Twenty20 tournament. After a report in the Nation, which claimed that Shoaib Akhtar was questioned about a large number of syringes in his baggage prior to leaving for Mumbai earlier this month at the Karachi airport, the IPL commissioner announced that the test will be conducted in 2 to 3 days. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board has played down a report in a section of the media that fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was questioned about a large number of syringes in his baggage prior to leaving for Mumbai earlier this month at the Karachi airport. A report in the Nation said that prior to boarding the flight to Mumbai en route to Kolkata the custom officials had questioned Shoaib on an inordinately large supply of syringes in his luggage-reportedly as many as three dozen in number. The fast bowler, who is playing for Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premier League, told the custom officials that he needed the syringes because he was a diabetic, the report said. The first time one has heard off the fast bowler suffering from this ailment. When a senior official of the board was asked about the incident, he said it was no big deal as the syringes were empty and contained no substances. Shafqat Naghmi, chief operating officer also showed ignorance over the medical history of Shoaib saying he would have to check up to find out if the fast bowler was a diabetic. But he made it clear that Shoaib had gone to India to play in the IPL and currently he was under the preview of the IPL rules and regulations. When reminded about Shoaib's past record of having tested positive for a banned substance, nandrolone in 2006 with team-mate Mohammad Asif, Naghmi said the IPL was recognised by the International Cricket Council but it was not an ICC event. "I don't thing it is a big deal. The syringes were empty and first we have to confirm if the report has got all the facts right. There is no question of the Pakistan Board contemplating any action against Shoaib for this," he said. Shoaib is playing in the IPL after the three-member appellate tribunal, hearing his appeal against the five-year ban imposed on him, suspended the ban for a month to allow him to play in the cash-rich Twenty20 competition. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianRenegade Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 The first time one has heard off the fast bowler suffering from this ailment. When a senior official of the board was asked about the incident, he said it was no big deal as the syringes were empty and contained no substances. Actually Wasim Akram was diabetic I think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 What an idiot. The top floor is empty and the rest of the floors are full of drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaiN_KiLLeR Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 36 syringes found in Akhtar's luggage Just saw it on a news channel some minutes ago. Apparently when Shoaib landed in Kolkatta for his first IPL game the authorities found syringes in his luggage. :omg: Lalit Modi claims the news report is false, but very strangely he has even announced that a Swedish agency has been hired to conduct random dope tests on IPL players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuvraj4Captaincy Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Old news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludhianvi Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Modi said that it wasnt true and said the reports were rubbish. However, the WADA team from sweeden will be conducting "random" doping tests on players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printex Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kolkata_to_take_action_against_Pak_daily_/articleshow/3049548.cms "Both Shoaib and the Kolkata Knight Riders are extremely upset over the clear attempt to slander him," he said. The manager pointed out three discrepancies in the report. "First, Shoaib travelled to India from Lahore, not Karachi. Secondly, he travelled to Kolkata via Delhi, not Mumbai. And thirdly, he did not travel with any hand baggage, therefore obviously there were no syringes," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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