DUBAI: The International Cricket Council on Wednesday pointed to inconsistencies in Pakistan cricket's anti-doping process, a day after an appeals panel overturned doping bans on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif.
"This judgment emphasizes that much more work needs to be done to educate players and to synchronize our members' efforts to attain a totally drug-free sport," ICC president Percy Sonn said in a statement.
A Pakistan Cricket Board tribunal on Nov. 1 banned Akhtar and Asif for two years and one year respectively, after both players tested positive for the banned steroid Nandrolone.
A three-member appeals panel on Tuesday reversed the ban on a 2-1 split decision.
The appeal panel's written verdict explained that neither bowler had been warned or cautioned against dietary supplements that apparently led to them testing positive for the steroid.
"The judgment highlights inconsistencies in the Pakistan Cricket Board's anti-doping processes and regulations," Sonn said.
Sonn said all ICC member countries should revisit their own regulations and align their anti-doping policies with the World Anti-Doping Agency code and the ICC Anti-Doping code.
Sonn said that educating cricketers on the subject of doping was important.
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