Wife's mistake led to 4-month international ban: Ahmed Shehzad

Shehzad has been charged with two violations of PCB’s anti-doping rules

Pakistani opener Ahmed Shehzad has made a surprising revelation after being slapped with a 4-month ban from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after failing the dope test. The 26-year-old has asserted that he caught up into the doping episode following a grave mistake committed by his wife Sana Ahmad.

According to several media reports, Shehzad was scheduled to play a match in the Pakistan Cup tournament earlier this year on May 3. He woke up on the match day but didn’t feel that good. He experienced dizziness after which he asked for a medicine to his wife.

As stated by the Pakistani cricketer, his wife mistakenly handed him the cancer medication taken by his mother instead of ‘Gravinate’.

In order to prove his claims, Shehzad has also submitted his mother’s prescription and other medical reports to PCB. In addition, he has also submitted the character certificate signed by the physiotherapist, head coach Mickey Arthur, former Pakistan skipper Misbah Ul Haq and veteran all-rounder, Shoaib Malik. They all were present during Shehzad’s tests were under progress.

The results turned out to be positive after which Shezad was restricted four months effective from July 10, 2018, and will end on November 10.

The 26-year-old cricketer had already admitted to the violations, however, he stated that he had no intent to cheat or use unfair means to enhance his performance.

Shehzad has been charged with two violations of PCB’s anti-doping rules. Along with the ban, the rehabilitation process demands him to deliver anti-doping lectures “to such audiences and at such places as the PCB may require”.