Briony
International Debutant
after testing positive to painkillers?
The Press Association: Steyn asked to explain drugs test findings
The Press Association: Steyn asked to explain drugs test findings
But wasn't that because they were all internal testing, not conducted by WADA? If it had've been during competition, then WADA rules would've held.Well, right now the ICC is not yet a signatory to WADA, to drug-testing regulations are not as strict in cricket....
After all, Shoaib Akhtar and Mo Asif got off scotfree after testing positive for nandrolone!
In athletics, swimming and cycling, WADA rules cover drug tests in competition and out of competition.But wasn't that because they were all internal testing, not conducted by WADA? If it had've been during competition, then WADA rules would've held.
Definite possibility that the same thing happened with Shoaib and Asif, but virtually no-one gave them the BOD in that case. Obviously, they're both rank ****s and if they didn't do that then they did do plenty of other things... but still. Treat one as all IMO.Certainly not a banning issue though. He was taking an unbanned substance that has been mislabelled by the higher ups, not his fault.
Having seen the details of what they took, and having read the Judgment in the Shoaib / Asif case, I find it very very difficult to accept this. Put it this way - they got a very big B of a very small D.Definite possibility that the same thing happened with Shoaib and Asif, but virtually no-one gave them the BOD in that case. Obviously, they're both rank ****s and if they didn't do that then they did do plenty of other things... but still. Treat one as all IMO.
Yeah, but his track record since hadn't happened at the time.Asif's track record after that suggests it was no accident tbh