Asif fails ‘B’ sample test too

Karachi, Aug.19: Mohammad Asif on Tuesday found himself in deep trouble as the dope test of his ‘B’ sample has also tested positive for a contraband substance, leaving the Pakistan pacer facing the possibility of being banned for two years. “I can only confirm the B sample test has come positive but the results of both tests are different which is strange to us,” Asif’s lawyer Shahid Karim said from Geneva. Karim said that the ‘B’ test, which was conducted on Monday, had found 5.4 milligrams of nandraolone in Asif’s urine sample. Asif had asked for a ‘B’ sample test after he had tested positive for 6.2 mg of nandrolone during the inaugural Indian Premier League, During which he played for Delhi Daredevils.
The 25 year old is already suspended from all forms of cricket by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the first test turned out to be positive. But Asif said that he was also surprised at the different test results and was thinking about appealing to the authorities. Asif, however, conceded he had taken some medicines for his elbow injury even before participating in the IPL.