In June 2013 the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the cricket player Pradeep Sangwan after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance Stanozolol.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the BCCI Independent Anti-Doping Tribunal.
The Athlete gave a prompt admission, stated that the violation was not intentional and probably caused by the fat burning pills he had used to reduce weight. He had not received formal anti-doping education and he couldn't read the BCCI anti-doping information because it was in English and not available in Hindi.
The Tribunal accepts the Athlete's explanation and that he acted with No Significant Fault or Negligence without intention to enhance sport performance.
Therefore the BCCI Independent Anti-Doping Tribunal decides on 18 October 2013 to impose a 18 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the samplecollection, i.e. on 6 May 2013.
