August 1, 2019
A disappointed Prithvi Shaw, who has been suspended by the
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for eight
months for a doping violation, released a statement on social media.
Prithvi says that he drank a consumed substance unknowingly in the form of a
cough syrup. Although shaken by the ban, he said he wanted other
sportspersons to be careful about the drug they consume. Prithvi has been
banned for eight months starting 16 March 2019.
I have come to know today that I will not be able to play cricket till mid
November 2019. This is in light of a prohibited substance present in the
cough syrup which I inadvertently took when I had severe cough & cold
while playing for my Mumbai team during Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament in
Indies in Feb 2019. I was coming back off a foot injury which I suffered
during the India tour of Australia & I was returning to active cricket
in that tournament. However, out of my eagerness to play, I didn’t follow
the protocol of being careful in consuming a basic over the counter cough
syrup. – Prithvi Shaw, Cricketer
Adding that he accepted his fate with sincerity, Prithvi said the news had
shaken him. “I have to take this in my stride & hope it inspires others
in our sports fraternity too in India that we as athletes need to be
extremely careful in taking any medicine for the smallest of medical ailments
even if the medicine is available over the counter & we need to always
follow the protocol”.
The BCCI in an earlier statement said that Prithvi’s urine sample was found
to contain Terbutaline. “Terbutaline, a specified substance, is
prohibited both In & Out of Competition in the WADA Prohibited List of
Substances. ..Shaw was charged with the commission of an Anti-Doping Rule
Violation (ADRV) under the BCCI Anti-Doping Rules (ADR) Article 2.1 and
provisionally suspended pending determination of the charge”.
Prithvi also thanked the BCCI for the support shown and added, “cricket is my
life & there is no bigger pride for me than playing for India &
Mumbai and I will come out of this faster & stronger. Thank you again
everyone for your support.”
Along with Prithvi, two other domestic players, Akshay
Dullarwar of Vidarbha and Divya Gajraj of
Rajasthan, have also violated the anti-doping code. The suspension rules
Prithvi out of India’s home series against Bangladesh and South Africa.
Source: https://newzhook.com/story/prithvi-shaw-accepts-doping-ban
