Drugs

Shane Warne's one-year ban for the use of a diuretic in 2003 was the first reported instance in cricket of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (as opposed to recreational ones, a la Ian Botham, and various Pakistani and South African cricketers down the years). In 2006 Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were found guilty of using the banned steroid nandrolone

Champions Trophy 2017

'ICC should have had blood-testing long ago'

Jun 3, 2017 | News and Analysis
 Jarrod Kimber and Melinda Farrell discuss the ICC updating its drug-testing protocol for the Champions Trophy

Spectators look at a sign put up for Shane Warne in his comeback game for Victoria 2nd XI

West Indies news

Treymane Smartt suspended for anti-doping violation

Nov 18, 2011 West Indies women's cricketer Tremayne Smartt has been suspended by the ICC from all cricket and cricket-related activities for five months after being found guilty of committing an anti-doping violation

Spectators look at a sign put up for Shane Warne in his comeback game for Victoria 2nd XI

ICC news

Tharanga suspended for three months

Jun 24, 2011 Upul Tharanga, the Sri Lankan opener, has been suspended by the ICC for three months for testing positive for a banned substance during the 2011 World Cup

Spectators look at a sign put up for Shane Warne in his comeback game for Victoria 2nd XI

ICC news

ICC set to implement WADA-compliant code

Jul 15, 2010 The ICC is finally ready to implement its anti-doping code, which includes a "modified" whereabouts clause, following negotiations during a year-long stand-off with the BCCI

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