Ahmed Shehzad will not appeal dope charges from PCB

Earlier this year, 26-year old Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad had failed a drug test, something that saw him lose out on his place in the national side. Not playing Test matches for his country, Shehzad was eventually replaced by the uncanny Imam-ul-Haq, and with the proceedings expecting to continue, Shehzad has decided not to appeal the charges against him.

While many are indeed surprised by the 26-year old’s decision on not challenging the decision, one thing is quite clear – that he is indeed guilty of the same. Many also believe that the opener may well get a lighter sentence and lower sanctions should he plead guilty of the charges filed against him.

Reports from several leading publications in Pakistan have stated that Shehzad had decided not to request the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) not to test the ‘B’ sample he had submitted while the deadline for the same expired on June 19. The proceedings will commence from the 27th of July where Shehzad has been summoned in front of the committee and the PCB will decide upon the sanctions to be levied on him as per the guidelines of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

The charge sheet to be filed soon

Further reports have emerged that the PCB is in the process of building a charge sheet. The opener had failed a drugs test during a domestic cricket match played in Faisalabad. Shehzad played his last ODI for Pakistan in October 2017 against Sri Lanka, has made 2605 runs with an average of 32.56 in 81 ODIs that he has played so far.

At the moment, the Pakistanis are currently touring Zimbabwe where they have been extremely successful. At the moment, the opening pair of Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq seem to be working quite nicely for Sarfraz Ahmed.

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