Pradeep Sangwan fails IPL dope test

Kolkata Knight Riders' left-arm seamer Pradeep Sangwan failed a random dope test during this season's IPL, it was revealed on Thursday.

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Sangwan, who plays Ranji Trophy for Delhi, becomes the second IPL cricketer after Pakistan speedster Mohammad Asif to have been found guilty of consuming banned drugs.

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"Pradeep Sangwan has tested positive for banned substances during the last edition of IPL. The BCCI has already intimated this to the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) in this regard. Traces of banned substances have been found in his 'A' sample," a top board official said.

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There was no clarity on the nature of drug used by Sangwan, but according to a TOI source, the positive test could have resulted from the consumption of performance-enhancing agents commonly masked in certain dietary supplements that are available across the counter in the country.

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Sangwan is currently in UK, where he is undergoing treatment for a shoulder injury. "We will be getting in touch with Sangwan. He was undergoing treatment (for his injured shoulder) even before the start of last Ranji season, so it (positive test) could well be a result of drugs consumed during this period," said DDCA vice-president Chetan Chauhan.

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