The young Indian protege, Prithvi Shaw is likely to make a comeback to Mumbai’s squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after serving his eight-month suspension for a doping violation. Milind Rege, chairman of the state’s ad-hoc selection panel said that Shaw’s selection will certainly be discussed.
As per the quotes in ESPNcricinfo, Rege said, “He will be free to play from (November 16), so of course he will be considered for selection. I can’t make any commitment to whether he will be back, but we will certainly discuss his selection.”
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Rege’s panel has announced the squad only for Mumbai’s first three games because key players like Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, and Shivam Dube are currently playing for India in the ongoing T20I series against Bangladesh. Mumbai will have played six of their seven group games before Shaw becomes eligible. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suspended Shaw in July this year.
In a statement, BCCI said, “Prithvi Shaw, registered with Mumbai Cricket Association, has been suspended for a doping violation. Shaw had inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups.”
BCCI stated that it had recovered Terbutaline from the urine sample, provided by the cricketer during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match on February 22, 2019, in Indore.
In their statement, BCCI also explained that they were satisfied with the explanation given by Shaw that he had taken Terbutaline accidentally to treat a small illness and not as a performance-enhancing drug. The eight-month period of ineligibility began retrospectively from March 16 and will end on November 15 this year.
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Apart from Shaw, Akshay Dullarwar registered with Vidarbha Cricket Association and Divya Gajraj registered with team Rajasthan were also suspended. Dullarwar’s eight-month period of ineligibility will end on November 9 while Gajraj’s six-month ineligibility ended on September 25.
