South African batter Zubayr Hamza provisionally suspended for failing out-of-competition dope test
FirstpostHamza’s dope sample collected out-of-competition on 17 January this year has been found to contain Furosemide, a prohibited substance under the World Anti-Doping Agency Code. Dubai: South African batter Zubayr Hamza was on Friday provisionally suspended by the ICC for failing an out-of-competition dope test. “The ICC has charged South African batter Zubayr Hamza with an anti-doping rule violation under the ICC Anti-Doping Code,” the world body said in a statement. “Hamza has been charged with the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance following the detection of Furosemide in a sample collected out-of-competition on 17 January 2022 and has been provisionally suspended pending the outcome of the disciplinary process.” Furosemide is a Specified Substance contained in Section S5 of the 2022 WADA Prohibited List.