BCB bans Anik over doping allegations

The Bangladesh Cricket Board officially announced today that Kazi Anik, a 21-year old pacer has tested positive for a prohibited substance in November 2018 and accepted a two-year suspension for his first doping offence.

He represented Bangladesh in the U-19 cricket world cup and was a well-known name in the domestic circuit.

BCB announced the ban through a press release on Sunday night.

The player tested positive for Methamphetamine (d-) during an in-competition test conducted on 06 November, 2018 in Cox's Bazar. The substance is included as a stimulant, prohibited under section S6a of the 2018 ICC Prohibited list and consequently prohibited under the BCB Anti-Doping code 2.1, which has adapted the ICC Anti-Doping code.

According to the press release, taking into account Articles 10.10.1, 10.10.2, 10.10.3 of the BCB Anti-Doping Code, and the fact that this is the player's first anti-doping rule violation, the two-year period of ineligibility commenced on February 8 last year -- the day of formal notification of the player's adverse analytical finding and the day upon which he accepted a provisional suspension.

Kazi Anik bagged 15 wickets in his four first class matches. He also took 41 wickets from 26 List A matches and 11 from 9 T-20, which included Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).