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IPL doping scandal causes delay in announcement

Pakistan have again delayed announcing their 30-man preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy. The selection committee and the PCB management met in Lahore today, but didn't name the squad. A release said the team is likely to be named on Tuesday.

Although the release said "the availability status of few cricketers is still unconfirmed", Cricinfo has learnt the announcement was delayed till the identity of the player who tested positive in the Indian Premier League was revealed. This was done in order to "avoid further controversy", an official said. Last week Pakistan had deferred naming the squad after disagreements between selectors and a board committee over some names in the list and the confusion over Shoaib Akhtar's eligibility.

The IPL later named Mohammad Asif, the fast bowler, as the player who failed the drug test. Asif was detained in Dubai for possession of contraband drugs last month for 19 days and he is already the subject of a PCB inquiry into those events. "Obviously, given the present circumstances he would not be considered for the Champions Trophy preliminary squad now," Zakir Khan, PCB's director of cricket operations, said.

In October 2006, Asif, along with Shoaib Akhtar, had tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone in PCB's internal tests ahead of the Champions Trophy. He was banned for one year, which was overturned on appeal. Asif had cleared a dope test in August 2007 ahead of the World Twenty20 in South Africa.

Asif will have to fight case himself

he Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will leave Mohammad Asif to fend for himself after it was revealed that the fast bowler had tested positive for a banned substance during the Indian Premier League (IPL).

This is Asif's second drug offence since failing a dope test before the Champions Trophy in 2006 and the board has warned that a life ban if found guilty is possible. Asif has pleaded innocence, claiming that he had been extra careful in avoiding usage of any banned substance.

But shortly after completing his stint with the Delhi Daredevils, he was detained in Dubai for possession of contraband drugs last month for 19 days and he is already the subject of a board inquiry into those events. Sympathy, therefore, will be in short supply.

"Our policy about dope offenders is very clear," Shafqat Naghmi, the PCB's chief operating officer, told The News. "The board will not provide any kind of help to Asif and he will have to fight his case himself.

"The player seems to be in a lot of trouble. A second drug offence means a life ban."

If he is left to fight for himself this time, it will signal a distinct change in the board's policy. In 2006, Asif - and Shoaib Akhtar - had their bans overturned after successfully appealing against the original puishments. Though they escaped on a technicality after appealing to an independent committee, it was widely speculated that the decision had the PCB's complicit support.

Then, last month, after Asif was detained at Dubai airport, for allegedly possessing drugs, the board subsequently provided legal aid and behind-the-scenes help to release Asif, after 19 days in detention. Naghmi said the board has asked Asif to return those expenses.

The PCB's reluctance to help Asif may also stem from the confusion over which body - from the ICC, BCCI, IPL or the PCB - has jurisdiction over this latest scandal. The ICC in a release stated yesterday that it was the responsibility of the BCCI to "deal with the process in a timely and fair manner" and Naghmi said it's likely the BCCI would form a tribunal and the ICC's anti-doping policy would apply.

While the PCB has chosen to distance itself from the Asif case, it hasn't stopped former Pakistan cricketers from lashing out at its functioning. Aamer Sohail, a former captain, has blamed the board for not taking appropriate action against doping after Asif and Shoaib tested positive for a banned substance Nandrolone in 2006.

"My question is what has the PCB done in this regard," Sohail told the paper. "What measures did the board take since Asif and Shoaib Akhtar tested positive for banned drugs in 2006? Did they introduce dope testing in domestic cricket? The board has totally failed to handle things."