Bangladeshi left-arm fast bowler Qazi Onik has been banned for two years for failing a dope test during last season’s National Cricket League. He had failed the test in November 2018, after which he was removed from every BCB programme that he was part of.
According to a BCB media release, Onik tested positive for Methamphetamine during an NCL match in Cox’s Bazar. He admitted to the offence and accepted a two-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation involving his use of a prohibited substance.
The substance is included as a stimulant, prohibited under section S6a of the 2018 ICC Prohibited list and consequently prohibited under the BCB Anti-Doping code 2.1, which has adapted the ICC Anti-Doping code.
His two-year ban started from February 8, 2019, the day of formal notification of the player’s adverse analytical finding and the day upon which he accepted a provisional suspension. He will therefore be re-eligible to participate in cricket-related activities from February 7, 2021.
Onik was Bangladesh’s highest wicket-taker in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand, with 10 strikes at an economy rate of 4.58. In senior cricket, he has taken 15 wickets in four first-class matches, 41 wickets in 26 List A games and 11 wickets in nine T20s.