Pakistan spinner Shah suspended for doping offence


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  • Sunday, 27 Dec 2015

Cricket - Pakistan v England - Third Test - Sharjah Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates - 3/11/15 Pakistan's Yasir Shah (R) in action Action Images via Reuters / Jason O'Brien Livepic

(Reuters) - Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday.

"The sample Yasir provided in an in-competition test, which was conducted on 13 November 2015, was found to contain the presence of chlortalidone..." the governing body said in a statement.

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