Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella has been cleared to play all types of cricket after efficiently interesting a three-year ban for doping, the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) stated on Thursday.
In an official assertion, ICC stated, “Sri Lanka keeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella who was banned for 3 years following alleged anti-doping allegations, has been cleared to taking part in cricket throughout all codecs.
“The 31-year-old was handed a three-year suspension after testing optimistic for a prohibited substance, following a random anti-doping take a look at performed on the participant.
“The ban was imposed in August 2024 by the Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Company (SLADA).
Dickwella appealed the ban. He managed to submit related proof to show that he had not consumed any prohibited substance in the course of the “competitors interval” and the recognized substance was not associated to “enhancing sports activities efficiency.”
He final performed worldwide cricket in March 2023 in the course of the first Take a look at towards New Zealand in Christchurch. He was dropped after the opening Take a look at, having scored simply 7 runs within the fixture.
Dickwella was known as as much as T20I squad in March this 12 months for Bangladesh T20Is however didn’t play a sport.