Yasir Shah tests positive for banned substance

[Furball]

Wouldn't expect anything less from an organisation that picked a convicted fixer as soon as he was available.

 

[hendrix]

It's also extremely interesting that both he and his wife are on blood pressure medication at a relatively young age.

 

[hendrix]

I mean I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist but this is a complete cover up by the ICC. That or gross incompetence.

 

[Furball]

While stating that it had independent evidence corroborating Yasir's account, the ICC cited that the player had informed Pakistan physiotherapist Bradley Robinson and the Doping Control Officer in attendance at the time that he had taken the medicine. In its detailed report on the matter, the ICC said: "It has confirmed that during the doping control process YS [Yasir Shah] informed Pakistan team physiotherapist Bradley Robinson that he had taken a single blood pressure tablet some 4 days previously, which had been given to him by his wife with both (1) the Doping Control Officer who was in attendance at the time; and (2) with the ICC's AntiDoping and Medical Officer, to whom Mr Robinson relayed his conversation with YS regarding the blood pressure medication whilst YS and the Doping Control Officer were completing the Doping Control Form."


So not only did he "inadvertently" take his wife's BP medication - which reportedly looks identical to his - but he was also aware that he took it, and aware of the exact time frame that he took it.

This is absolute garbage.

What the ****?

 

[hendrix]

Seriously how can you "inadvertently" take something then be 100% aware that you took it and relay that information? Also nice and convenient that it coincides with a period that he was injured and recovery would have been important.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah, he took that tablet to mask whatever he really had taken.

 

[smash84]

I mean I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist but this is a complete cover up by the ICC. That or gross incompetence.

With their track record I wouldn't be surprised of the latter tbf

 

[hendrix]

And yet both Yasir and his wife are on BP medication.

High Blood Pressure Facts | cdc.gov

That's in the United States, btw. Where people's diets are the worst in the world. I would imagine those numbers are much lower in Pakistan.

 

[sledger]

It is possible I suppose. Not buying it but if he was able to show that his own medication looked identical to his wifes then it's hard to charge him.

Not really. I don't think this would be especially hard to prove on a "balance of probabilities" basis.

 

[honestbharani]

The new regime panders to PCB WI n stuff guys. Out with the big 3 and back to the BCCI + friends. Soon we will see Narine cleared to bowl.

 

[social]

Power and injury recovery. It's probably the sport that requires doping the least that isn't something like golf or snooker, but let's not pretend that there isn't an advantage here.

It's been proven that certain types of steroids help immeasurably in golf e.g. as a building block for more power and also for slowing the heart rate when under pressure

Anyway, having lived in the Middle East where the attitude towards medication is completely different to the west (e.g. pharmacists dish out medication like lollies with no prescription required), I can understand how this might have happened.

Having said that, he should have gone for at least 12 months and WADA really should challenge it

 

[mr_mister]

It's also extremely interesting that both he and his wife are on blood pressure medication at a relatively young age.

not really that interesting or abnormal at all

 

[StephenZA]

From personal experience, I am epileptic and take medication every morning and evening, my partner has thyroid issues and takes medicine every morning. Our pills look nothing alike and yet she did by accident take one of my pills just because she picked it up and took it automatically... This is just to show that his explanation is highly plausible/probable.

I haven`t read the rest of this thread but unless he has clearly been under suspicion, I would just go and believe him; (I personally think he should not have been banned at all, slap on the wrist). Maybe a bit naive on my part but I would just trust him on this, and just check him a bit more frequently to allay any suspicions.

 

[Daemon]

And yet both Yasir and his wife are on BP medication.

High Blood Pressure Facts | cdc.gov

That's in the United States, btw. Where people's diets are the worst in the world. I would imagine those numbers are much lower in Pakistan.

From a quick Google, the US has some of the lowest apparently. Pakistan has a serious high BP problem on the other hand.

 

[hendrix]

From a quick Google, the US has some of the lowest apparently. Pakistan has a serious high BP problem on the other hand.

yeah I just looked that up after Mister's post and it seems that indeed the SC has a serious hypertension problem.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Wouldn't expect anything less from an organisation that picked a convicted fixer as soon as he was available.

Surely this is trolling?

 

[Day Man]

And yet both Yasir and his wife are on BP medication.

High Blood Pressure Facts | cdc.gov

That's in the United States, btw. Where people's diets are the worst in the world. I would imagine those numbers are much lower in Pakistan.

It is indeed very unfortunate that Yasir ended up in a relationship that had a combined 0.76% chance of events transpiring thusly.

It would seem that the difference between a 1 year ban (a la Shane Warne) and a 3 month ban is that one admit to the ingestion at the time of declaration.

So all Kusal Perera had to do to was mask his steroid with a diuretic and declare the diuretic in time and he'd have been handed a 3 month ban instead of 4 years.

 

[Day Man]

It also highlights the difference between the SLC and PCB - one's a thoroughly incompetent organization while the other's embarked upon a systemic path of egregiousness. East Germany and the Soviet Union would be proud.

 

[Day Man]

I mean I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist but this is a complete cover up by the ICC. That or gross incompetence.

They did not cover up the Kusal Perera episode. They've just run up against a deceitful board that now knows and wants to game the system.

 

[hendrix]

Well as it turns out hypertension is much more prevalent in the subcontinent, even though high cholesterol and heart disease in general is lower; either Indians are consuming a truckload of salt or there are some genetic factors at play or a combination.

Anyway, it seems more like 10-15% in their age group. So not all that unlikely.