Pradeep Sangwan fails dope test

[Sidhoni]

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The sixth edition of IPL, which was rocked by the spot-fixing scandal, has now been hit by a doping fiasco with Delhi and Kolkata Knight Rider's promising left-arm seamer Pradeep Sangwan failing a random dope test during the cash-rich league. Sangwan is only the second cricketer in the history of IPL after Pakistani speedster Mohammad Asif to have been found guilty of consuming banned drugs. "Yes, Pradeep Sangwan has tested positive for banned substances during this edition of Indian Premier League. The BCCI has already issued a letter to the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) in this regard. There have been traces of banned substances in his 'A' sample," a top BCCI official told PTI preferring anonymity. Asked if it was just a banned drug or a performance enhancing drug, the source said, "We will be able to know that only after the 'B' sample test is done. As you have seen the trend in other sports, the 'B' sample tests normally shows the trend of 'A' sample. One thing is for sure, the BCCI has zero-tolerance towards dope offenders. But at this point we can't comment about what action will be taken against the offender," the official said. The 22-year-old Sangwan, who played a stellar role in India's victorious U-19 World Cup campaign back in 2008 plays for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy and represented Kolkata Knight Riders during the last two editions of the IPL. He has taken 123 wickets in 38 first-class matches. Sangwan, who hails from Najafgarh, played two matches in the last edition of IPL against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He could not get a single wicket during the two IPL games. Although the BCCI does not come under the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) or its national subsidiary NADA (National Anti-Doping Agency), they have their own anti-doping agency. Just like in any ICC event, in IPL also, there is random doping tests of players before or after matches. The burly pacer, who had sustained a shoulder injury during the IPL, was undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy and has currently gone to the United Kingdom for a surgery. He was not available for comment. The major doping fiascos in the cricketing world has seen legendary Shane Warne failing a dope test and being sent back home before the start of the 2003 ICC World Cup while Pakistani pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif failed dope tests in 2006 before the Champions Trophy in India.

[saneindian]

Steyn too failed an IPL dope test once and no action was taken against him

[vvvslaxman]

He always looks like he is on dope lol dont think you need any test

[Lord]

the makers of the drug which he consumed should be arrested as well.Clearly it did not work

[maniac]

:woot: How phaaast was he bowling after that

[Number]

drugs leke bhi 125 cross nhi kar paya. :facepalm:

[KFC_Zinger]

Sad....

[CSK Fan]

Steyn too failed an IPL dope test once and no action was taken against him

Kuch bhi? Don't spread rumors, BCCI has a clear, no drugs tolerance policy. Steyn or his father, if someone had failed the test, he would have been out on his ass and never seen IPL again even in dreams. Steyn was on painkillers and this was proved

[Swing_n_Speed]

How can doping help a cricketer? Seriously! How?

[rkt.india]

How can doping help a cricketer? Seriously! How?

That isnt done to help his cricket. That looks pure intoxication.

[CoverDrive]

drugs is becoming a big problem in punjab and north and young sportsmen with money and no regular jobs like vijender and sangwan are perfect targets for drug pushers

[vayuu1]

Aina v na dope shope marya karo.

[rkt.india]

Sangwan did not listen to my advice, Prabhakar says Delhi coach Manoj Prabhakar is livid that Pradeep Sangwan “never bothered” to listen to his advice against spending hours at the gymnasium to build upper body muscles. “Nobody was there to advice him about right and wrong. I used to tell him repeatedly that don’t work out so much on your upper body muscles as it will affect your bowling. You will become an ordinary bowler. But he did not find it fit to listen to my advice,” Prabhakar told PTI when asked to comment about the dope-tainted cricketer. “Building body has become fashionable these days. Cricketers are more bothered about their looks and IPL is to be blamed for this. Once I asked Sangwan, ‘what are you preparing for days’ cricket or night parties?’” Prabhakar said. Prabhakar is sad that no one could ever convince Sangwan that merely possessing muscular and broad shoulders doesn’t increase the pace in one’s deliveries. “He used tell me that this physique will help bowl at 140kmph. I had told him that time he wouldn’t be able to even get to 130 kmph mark and I was right. His bulging body did not allow him to swing the ball,” explained Prabhakar. Prabhakar said he was also surprised at the way a talented pacer like Sangwan spoiled himself. “He was a brilliant prospect. He used to regularly swing the ball and was very effective. I have not seen an athlete like him. He was so consistent that I used feel he would make India debut before Ishant Sharma. But his slump in form is disappointing,” he lamented.

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/sangwan-did-not-listen-to-my-advice-prabhakar-says/article4931765.ece

[MCcricket]

Pradeep Sangwan's story a stark wake-up call for BCCI to educate cricketers about the doping menace Pradeep Sangwan It was September 2011, the first day of the pre-season conditioning camp and Manoj Prabhakar, the then Delhi coach, was aghast to see a beefy Pradeep Sangwan walking into Ferozeshah Kotla. As a fast bowler, it's a sin to get wings below your shoulder blades, and it was clear that the left-arm pacer had worked too hard in the gym, but not necessarily in the right way. He, and deputy Sanjeev Sharma, observed Sangwan at the nets; the video footage showed his head was falling off and the arm was angling 10 on the clock. His rhythm was non-existent, and so was his run-up, and basically Sangwan had to use all his shoulder and back to get the power and pace. It wasn't just his body or action; Sangwan's career too had dismantled completely. Much before this failed random dope test at the IPL. His coaches don't remember when he last visited the nets for practice, and like his team mates joked, he was playing match-by-match, and merely counting cash at that level. The banana in-swing, with which he hunted down the right-handers at will, had long gone away; his pace with which he troubled batsmen at under-19s was neutralized at the first-class level, and his tag of being a member of India under-19 World Cup champion team under Virat Kohli was quickly eroding. He no longer sat on the fringes of the national team, barely broke into the Duleep, and his selection was beginning to get criticized. Prabhakar suggested him to start swimming to get flexibility in his shoulder muscles but the writing was on the wall. That season, Sangwan was dropped from the XI for the first time -- he had never been dropped in any club, state, age-group or Ranji Team till that time. Sangwan was shattered and hurt, and was determined to fightback. He got a five-for in the next game but remained in and out of Delhi team from there on. It was only fair, because Parvinder Awana, Sumit Narwal, Pawan Suyal were better than him. And Sangwan saw fame and talent, both diminishing quickly from him. For all his similarities as a bowler, Sangwan was becoming another Irfan Pathan. Lost, and still not found. Sangwan tried to become an all-rounder, opening in club games and even getting a century but he was always a fast bowler first. Before the next domestic season, Wasim Akram had worked heavily with Sangwan at KKR, and with Vijay Dahiya -- who was also at KKR -- getting appointed as new Delhi coach, Sangwan hoped for a fresh lease of life by rediscovering his in-swing again. But his bowling was still all over, and in this competitive level there was no place for an erratic bowler. Sangwan knew he had made a mistake, and he wanted to undo it. But only ended up making another mistake. A big mistake. THE GYM & TRAINER STORY Sangwan has a typical Tyson Gay story, that he-basically-put-his-trust-in-somebody-who-let him-down. Hailing from Najafgarh, he opted to train at a gym near his home rather than drive down to any of the five-star hotels with ultra-modern gymnasium or hit the not-so luxurious but well-equipped DDCA gym. He walked to his gym trainer with a typical request, to cut down on his fat and also tone down his beefy-look, and the trainer advised to his celebrity client what he usually doles out to all local customers -- a fat burner for quick response. Sangwan's story is a stark reminder to the BCCI that they have an onerous task ahead of educating and cautioning the cricketers before going bonkers on a zero-policy approach towards doping. These young, successful, half-educated boys speeding away in SUVs with IPL riches know that doping or performance-enhancing drugs are banned, but they remain clueless of the several ways it can come inside your body. They can't even pronounce, leave alone spell the banned substances in the list, a copy of which was handed over to each one of them at the start of last season. Some in Delhi squad simply didn't find it important to attend a seminar on doping, and many others left the banned substance list on the seats itself the evening it was distributed to them. It is an encouraging sign, however, that DDCA is behind the youngster; despite the fact that they knew of his positive 'A' sample for the last three weeks, the state association have sent him to England for a shoulder surgery which cost a whopping Rs.10 lakhs, including airfare. They are now also ready to fight Sangwan's case in the tribunal with the help of a top lawyer, appeal on his behalf for his innocence and plead for his young age and career ahead. As per world doping rules, ignorance is not an excuse but cricket or BCCI would do well to accept that ignorance of doping is a bigger problem than cricketers injecting themselves deliberately. Sangwan has been in and out of the Delhi team, and completely out of the equation of India 'A' or any Challenger. He didn't play a single game for almost a month, and was a last-minute inclusion to both his IPL games, was plagued by serious injury and was just biding time for IPL to schedule his surgery. Also, as per sources, the traces of the substance were many, and there were no intentions of masking. That throws his deliberate intentions to dope, firmly out of the window. Sangwan's possible suspension and his rehab have coincidentally happened around the same time, and that should give him a good opportunity to reflect on his own career. Where his swing vanished, and when his career swung the other way

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pradeep-sangwan-ipl-kkr-seamer-doping-in-sports/1/291966.html I had noticed that this guy was beginning to look like Rambo, it is not all that bad, BCCI should not be too harsh on this guy and educate him and others, also he could be committed to drug awareness, he can regain his flexibility working with a good trainer and should work with Ian Pont, as he is young and has potential also decent bat.

[1983-2011]

I don't think steroids are working:hmmm:

[rkt.india]

I dont think muscled body has anything to do with the swing loss or pace loss. Look at Mitchell Johnson's body. He still swings the ball and that too at pace 140K. Fault lies with in his bowling technique. His action is allover the place. Body is not aligned correctly to have good control over his bowling.

[MCcricket]

I dont think muscled body has anything to do with the swing loss or pace loss. Look at Mitchell Johnson's body. He still swings the ball and that too at pace 140K. Fault lies with in his bowling technique. His action is allover the place. Body is not aligned correctly to have good control over his bowling.

I agree, Prabhakar does not fully understand, in a way he is right, but a muscular bowler can bowl with a certain action, Kallis, Watson, Johnson, Best, fault lies in his action, he had changed his action for a short time last year and looked like he was bowling well with pace, but then lost it, Ishant is another bowler who has to stop tinkering and bowl with the action he was bowling in IPL is 2012 along with Steyn, if my memory serves me right.

[Crookbond]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/796941.html Pradeep Sangwan finishes serving dope ban

"Yesterday was my 24th birthday and a day before that I got an email from BCCI. They have confirmed that my ban has been lifted," Sangwan told PTI. "BCCI has confirmed that all my latest urine sample reports have come negative. During the ban, I was not permitted to train or use any state association facilities. Now that the ban is over, I can at least train with the Ranji team."

[G_B_]

good for him

[kumar713]

:two_thumbs_up: