Abdur Rehman,
the Pakistan left-arm spinner, is facing a ban after failing a drugs
test during his stint with Somerset in the English domestic season. It
is believed the drugs were recreational and not performance enhancing.
Reports first emerged in the Pakistan media and ESPNcricinfo understands
that a formal announcement is due to be made within the next day.
Rehman, 32, played four Championship matches for Somerset and took 27
wickets, which included 9 for 65 against Worcestershire, and flew
straight back from Pakistan's one-day series against Australia in the
UAE to play the match against Sussex.
He was expected to join a Sialkot Stallion conditioning camp this week
at the National Cricket Academy ahead of the Champions League Twenty20
but did not turn up to join the squad. Sialkot are set to fly to South
Africa on October 7 to play a qualifying round of the tournament
starting on October 9 in Johannesburg.
Rehman has established himself as key player over the past year and
caused England plenty of problems during the Test series in UAE, where
he claimed 19 wickets in three matches. Overall he has 81 wickets in 17
Tests at 28.40 apiece.
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