Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera Faces Four-Year Ban For Doping
Kusal Perera's 'B' sample was found to be positive for a banned substance and the Sri Lanka wicketkeeper now faces a four-year ban. His first sample tested positive earlier this month.
Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kusal Perera is facing the prospect of a four-year ban after his B sample tested positive for a banned substance. (Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera Fails Dope Test)
"The International Cricket Council (ICC) has informed that he faces a four-year ban," Sri Lanka sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said. (Sri Lanka Sports Minister Hints at 'Conspiracy' In Kusal Perera's Doping Charge)
"We are hoping to appeal," he added. Perera's urine sample was tested in Qatar after the ICC had originally found it contained banned substance. Consequently Perera had to drop out of Sri Lanka's current tour of New Zealand. Sri Lanka lost the series 0-2.
Perera is Sri Lanka's second player to flunk a dope test. Left-hander batsman Upul Tharanga was suspended for three months after testing positive for a banned substance during the 2011 World Cup.