Kusal Perera tests positive for banned substance, out of NZ tour

[wellAlbidarned]

you're essentially saying to a young athlete is that they must sacrifice their long term health to have a viable career in sport.

this is already true

 

[brockley]

I just remember when Asif got caught for doping twice,oh and the opium in the UAE.Then got done for match fixing.
I won't say what I heard,just say there is rules that need to be followed ask the runner Gatlin.
There is always those who choose to bluff the system.

The Sri Lankan Board want to exhonerate him now and get him back playing,shows where they are at.
Sorry just plain cynical,reminds me of Robbie O'davis guilty for doping and admitting it on Channel 9,and Sterlo had 2 counsel him to watch his words closely.

It ended Duncan Spencers' career,what a natural talent he was.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

this is already true

Matter of degrees, though.

your average bodybuilder on full steroid regime

your weightlifter who has to rein in the regime to fight the testers

 

[Hurricane]

Matter of degrees, though.

your average bodybuilder on full steroid regime

your weightlifter who has to rein in the regime to fight the testers

Do you have the links back to front or is this German humour?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Haha, yes, I mislabelled. Way to make a point.

 

[brockley]

I think a ointment to fix a mosquito bite to produce,levels of a steroid is so so funny.Couldn't he have come up with a better line.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Are you guys shocked that more players not getting caught these days considering all the power hitters batsman in world cricket, i am not saying Kusal is guilty or anything. But steroids really do help batsman to get more power on shots like the baseball hitters.

ugh

there's about 5 things really wrong with this post

this is already true

rubbish

Soccer, Tennis, Cricket, AFL, Golf etc. all have virtually zero use of PEDs, especially any that will negatively affect health

 

[Magrat Garlick]

^

I want in on what he's smoking, that's some industrial-strength delusion

 

[91Jmay]

Soccer has a huge problems with PEDs. I went to school with 5 professional footballers and it is rampant and basically ignored.

 

[Migara]

Interestingly as if on queue they intereviewed Tim Southee on the biggest media giant of our times, ONE Network news, for his views on the matter. Why they went to him I don't know but he is the sort of person you do go to for these questions it appears.

Tim: "Yeah - whenever you are unsure be it a medication or a treatment product just ask the physio or the trainer. It isn't worth the risk."

ITSTL that the trainer and physio are expected to know everything but perhaps the NZ team set up has made it part of their job description.

The SL coach sounded a bit clueless about the whole thing and didn't reference a breakdown in process. His response was honest but slipshod and it won't be long before there is a recurrence.

Actually this is a recurrence. Upul Tharanga was tested positive for steroids (prednisolone) which was allegedly added to his medication by Ayurvedic practitioner.

In SL only allopathic medicine is tightly regulated, and crooks are in plenty practising ayurvedic medicine. Some times over the counter medications do have steroids added to them. Kusal is not a village boy who is ignorant like Amir or Asif of Pakistan. He was educated in the premier school of the country, and should be able to understand that he should only go to practitioners named by the Sports Medicine unit.

 

[Migara]

I think a ointment to fix a mosquito bite to produce,levels of a steroid is so so funny.Couldn't he have come up with a better line.

Possible if occlusive dressings was used. A polythene film on a surface with clobetasol would give similar effects to oral streroids.

 

[brockley]

Still sounds fishy,altho I was using Asif as an example and he is a compulsive liar.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Actually this is a recurrence. Upul Tharanga was tested positive for steroids (prednisolone) which was allegedly added to his medication by Ayurvedic practitioner.

In SL only allopathic medicine is tightly regulated, and crooks are in plenty practising ayurvedic medicine. Some times over the counter medications do have steroids added to them. Kusal is not a village boy who is ignorant like Amir or Asif of Pakistan. He was educated in the premier school of the country, and should be able to understand that he should only go to practitioners named by the Sports Medicine unit.

lol wut

why would prednisolone be banned? Makes no sense. How is it going to help your performance, unless you're really sick?

I googled this apparently corticosteroids are banned by WADA but not by NCAA (which is irrelevant to cricket) I guess

 

[hendrix]

Possible if occlusive dressings was used. A polythene film on a surface with clobetasol would give similar effects to oral streroids.

lol what, that's a corticosteroid, is it really banned? Not the same thing as a PED.

 

[brockley]

Apparently the tests we're done earlier than the excuse of a mosqito and oitnment,,in Cricinfo.Wonder what story comes up next,we should run a comp to come up with what they will say next.

 

[TheJediBrah]

If anyone actually believes the insect bite ointment story I really feel bad for them

 

[brockley]

I don't think there is any doubt the 2nd test will come back positive.And it was a steroid.

 

[Migara]

lol wut

why would prednisolone be banned? Makes no sense. How is it going to help your performance, unless you're really sick?

I googled this apparently corticosteroids are banned by WADA but not by NCAA (which is irrelevant to cricket) I guess

Apparently prednisolone has some common metabolites with with anabolic steroids and can interfere with the assay. That may be the reason to ban it. BTW, there was an Indian player (Uthappa) who played while on steroids for a kidney ailment, and he was allowed to play since his medications were informed to ICC.

Even a player having a pot could interfere with assay. What ever they do they have to keep their sports medicine bodies informed of their actions.

 

[slippy888]

Could face up to 4 year which is to harsh ban i think 2 year is enough, he will learn from mistake and never do it again but 4 years is nearly end the mans career.


Kusal Perera faces four-year ban after B sample tests positive

Kusal Perera faces four-year ban after B sample tests positive | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Daemon]

Well that escalated quickly