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The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that it has withdrawn disciplinary charges against Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Perera and lifted the provisional suspension previously imposed on him.

Mr Perera is, therefore, now free to return to domestic and international cricket without restriction and with immediate effect. 

The ICC has made the decision after the WADA-accredited laboratory in Qatar today withdrew its original Adverse Analytical Finding following further investigations.
 
DETAILED ICC STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS

 In November 2015, the WADA-accredited laboratory in Qatar reported to the ICC that urine samples collected out-of-competition from Sri Lankan international player, Kusal Perera, had tested positive for 19-Norandrostenedione, an anabolic steroid prohibited under WADA’s Prohibited List.   

Pursuant to the ICC's WADA-compliant anti-doping code, the full laboratory documentation packages in respect of each of the findings were reviewed by three members of the ICC’s Independent Review Board (comprising of world leaders in the medical, scientific and legal fields of anti-doping), each of whom independently confirmed that Mr Perera had a case to answer.  Accordingly, on 7 December 2015, the ICC charged Mr Perera with an anti-doping rule violation and, in accordance with the mandatory requirements of the code, provisionally suspended Mr Perera until that charge was resolved.  

Since that time, the ICC has worked with Mr Perera’s lawyers as they have attempted to identify the source of the 19-Norandrostenedione found in the samples.  As part of those efforts, the ICC sought further information from the Qatar laboratory and granted various extensions of time to the player’s legal team to allow it to carry out additional analysis and investigation work.  In addition, the Qatar laboratory analysed the B samples provided by Mr Perera in January 2016, and reported that that analysis confirmed the presence of the same substance in those samples.  

In a recent letter, Mr Perera’s lawyers provided an update on their investigation into potential sources of the 19-Norandrostenedione found in his samples, but also suggested for the first time that the Qatar laboratory might have misidentified impurities in the samples as 19-Norandrostenedione, given the very low concentrations of that substance found in the samples.   

In response, the ICC commissioned an independent expert to review all of the Qatar laboratory’s findings.  Whilst the independent expert concluded that the Qatar laboratory had correctly identified 19-Norandrostenedione in the samples, that expert's view was that an adverse analytical finding by the laboratory was not sustainable, because, for various scientific and technical reasons, it could not be ruled out that the 19-Norandrostenedione was produced naturally in the player's body and/or formed in the samples after the player provided them.  These concerns were immediately presented by the ICC to the Qatar laboratory, which has today confirmed that it has withdrawn the Adverse Analytical Finding and is instead reporting an Atypical Finding.  It has advised that no specific further investigation of the player's two samples is warranted, but has recommended the monitoring of the player's steroid profile moving forward.  

As a result, the ICC has immediately withdrawn the disciplinary proceedings previously brought against Mr Perera, and he is therefore free to train and compete domestically and internationally again without restriction with immediate effect. 

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: “Cricket is proud of its compliance with the structures and systems required by WADA and takes comfort from the fact that samples are tested in accordance with WADA-approved standards and at WADA-accredited laboratories.  However, the ICC is troubled in this case by the fact that the Qatar laboratory has issued an Adverse Analytical Finding that has then had to be withdrawn and replaced with an Atypical Finding. 

“Whilst I am confident that this is an isolated incident in respect of tests commissioned by the ICC, we are seeking an urgent explanation from WADA and the laboratory in an attempt to understand what has transpired and what will be done to ensure it does not happen again.  We will also immediately review our own internal processes to see whether there might be additional steps over and above those required by WADA that the ICC could put in place in order to give international cricketers further comfort.” 

He went on to say: “Had it not been for the diligence of Mr Perera’s legal team and the ICC’s own desire to uncover the explanation for the reported findings, the consequences could well have been different, and that should be of concern to all involved in the fight against doping.  We regret what Mr Perera has had to endure, and would like to commend him for the manner in which he has conducted himself throughout this period. 

“We wish to make it clear that there is no evidence that Mr Perera has ever used performance-enhancing substances and we wish him well in his future cricketing endeavours.”


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  • waruna Thursday, 12 May 2016 09:20 AM

    Kusal should file a case against ICC.

    rosebud Thursday, 12 May 2016 03:36 PM

    Agree with Thanos -- Kusal must sue ICC and Qatar lab. via DM Android App

    chams Thursday, 12 May 2016 01:50 PM

    Absolutely!

    linusf Thursday, 12 May 2016 01:38 PM

    Kusal and SLC should sue the ICC for false accusations and defamation and claim compensation.

    ravin56 Thursday, 12 May 2016 01:00 PM

    Over to you sports Minister. Isn't it time for your commentary?

    malij Thursday, 12 May 2016 12:55 PM

    Sue the ICC.

    Hemantha Thursday, 12 May 2016 12:48 PM

    This is not cricket!!!A promising player has had to suffer in the prime of his career and Sri Lanka suffered the loss of his great batting at the T20 WC. This is unadulterated rubbish. Come on ICC - you need to have better systems in place.

    Hit wicket Thursday, 12 May 2016 09:50 AM

    Ok ICC boss apology accepted resignation expectedPay our boy couple of millions and our board too

    Ravindrakumar Thursday, 12 May 2016 09:43 AM

    ICC = INDIAN CRICKET COUNCIL,

    BUSHEL Thursday, 12 May 2016 09:30 AM

    SURELY HIS PRESSENCE COULD HAVE CHANGED THE GAME. BUT NADUTH HAMUDURUWANGE BADUTH HAMUDURUWANGE

    Thanos Thursday, 12 May 2016 09:27 AM

    Kusal, you have hired an excellent legal team. Now look for compensation or an outright lawsuit against the ICC and lab in question.

    galaya Thursday, 12 May 2016 09:24 AM

    welcome back kusal i think this is our sri lankan cricket turning point via DM Android App

    bimal Thursday, 12 May 2016 04:47 AM

    Probably Sri Lanka lost the opportunity to win last T20 world cup because of this saga. Kusal is Sri Lanka's second Jayasuriya.

    TJ Thursday, 12 May 2016 09:13 AM

    Doesn't the ICC have a better place than Qatar to carryout these analysis?

    Roman Thursday, 12 May 2016 09:10 AM

    Bravo!! Morgan Sports Law LLP!!! and welcome back Kusal! time to hit the nets champ!!

    Ajith Thursday, 12 May 2016 09:01 AM

    Good news!

    Cobra Thursday, 12 May 2016 07:26 AM

    Welcome back!

    praba Thursday, 12 May 2016 07:26 AM

    If SLC has any integrity they should take legal action against ICC

    Bingo Thursday, 12 May 2016 07:25 AM

    Qatar or middle east is full of Indian craps with low quality services everywhere.

    Independent Thursday, 12 May 2016 07:23 AM

    Will ICC pay penalty for their errors to SLC and to Kusal Perera?

    Leo Thursday, 12 May 2016 06:54 AM

    Here on we will see politiceans claiming that they helped in getting Kusals case dropped. Bunch if opportunists. via DM Android App

    rajik Thursday, 12 May 2016 06:30 AM

    similar to the west Indian bowler being cleared soon after the T20WC via DM Android App

    Sarath kuru Thursday, 12 May 2016 06:10 AM

    Good news for Srilanka cricket.

    Laljee/Qatar Thursday, 12 May 2016 05:03 AM

    The panel of scientists in the Qatar Lab may be comprises of Indians.if so they deliberately did this to prevent Kusal taking part in the world T20 tournament as he is. a explosive hitter.ICC should pay a substantial compensation to Kusal for the Loss of this short comming.


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