Zimbabwe Bans Two Players

[Marshmallow]

ZC bans two players for recreational drug use.
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has suspended two emerging players for three months for using a recreational drug in an out-of-competition case.



The two players were summoned to appear for a disciplinary hearing after they were reported to ZC by a concerned citizen who caught them red-handed partaking in suspected substance abuse within the premises of a private residential complex.



They admitted to using a social drug on the day in question, resulting in each one of them receiving a three-month ban from cricket activities for breaching the ZC Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials under which they were charged.



The Disciplinary Committee noted that had they committed the offence in competition, they would have been charged under ZC’s anti-doping rules and attracted stiffer sanctions, including a ban of up to two years.



The two players are first-time offenders and ZC has opted to keep their identities confidential in order to give them the best chance of rehabilitation.

https://zimcricket.org/zc-bans-two-play ... -drug-use/

[secretzimbo]

Ridiculous singling out a couple of young players when many of the older guys in the system are known drinkers and drug users and nobody bats an eyelid.

Hopefully they were just smoking weed rather than glue, cough syrup or diaper chemicals. It’s a massive problem here

[sloandog]

Anybody know who it might be

[ZIMDOGGY]

Lol guaranteed they are low level Logan players….
I think many know how the seniors are and have treated different regarding this topic.

[Andy31]

I mean, we could just check who doesn't rock up for the next few lot of Vinge cup games and be able to guess. Or is it only Logan cup and national duty the ban is for?

[Googly]

ZC bans two players for recreational drug use.
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has suspended two emerging players for three months for using a recreational drug in an out-of-competition case.



The two players were summoned to appear for a disciplinary hearing after they were reported to ZC by a concerned citizen who caught them red-handed partaking in suspected substance abuse within the premises of a private residential complex.



They admitted to using a social drug on the day in question, resulting in each one of them receiving a three-month ban from cricket activities for breaching the ZC Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials under which they were charged.



The Disciplinary Committee noted that had they committed the offence in competition, they would have been charged under ZC’s anti-doping rules and attracted stiffer sanctions, including a ban of up to two years.



The two players are first-time offenders and ZC has opted to keep their identities confidential in order to give them the best chance of rehabilitation.

https://zimcricket.org/zc-bans-two-play ... -drug-use/

They made the cardinal error of admitting
Deny, deny deny.

I wonder why our national team doesn't have to submit regular samples to ICC? There are at least two blokes who'd be in trouble. Saw the one guy drifting around in a happy haze on Sunday.