Andre Russell banned for 1 year (to 31 Jan 2018) for anti-doping whereabouts violation [Post #18]

[cricketworm]

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell could face a suspension under anti-doping rules after missing three drug tests in the past 12 months, reports in Jamaica said Wednesday.

Russell, a member of the West Indies squad for next week's World Twenty20 championship in India, could be banned for up to two years if found guilty, the Jamaica Gleaner reported.

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) declined to comment when contacted by AFP to confirm the report. Russell, 27, also could not be reached for comment.

Failing to be available for a test is regarded as the equivalent of testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, meaning Russell faces a long spell on the sidelines if his violation is confirmed.

Russell has played only one full Test for the West Indies, against Sri Lanka in 2010, but has carved out a cricket career as a sought after all-rounder in abbreviated versions of the game.

He has regularly played in the West Indies one-day squads and has also enjoyed stints with various T20 sides in India, Australia and Pakistan.

If Russell's doping sanction is confirmed, it would spell further disruption to the West Indies World T20 preparations, which has been dogged by a series of withdrawals and a bitter pay dispute.

http://www.emirates247.com/sports/c...=dlvr.it&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

 

[Suleiman]

Did he overdose on talent?

Seriously speaking, this is really bad. Wt20 will be less fun without a strong west indies side which we were promised initially.

Now, no Russell, no Pollard or Narine.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Chalo Ji.

Another case of too fame, too money, too early. Could not handle.

Such a talented allrounder. And does this.

Very Sad.

IPL, BBL, PSL AND CPL absentee on the cards aswell for atleast 2 years.

 

[Major]

he aint got time for that

 

[delpiero10]

Anyone that manages to miss more than one test in 12 months should be banned.

The fact that he's missed three suggests that Andre Russell is all kinds of stupid, and rightly deserves to be banned.

 

[gazza619]

Gosh...the moment i read the title 'committed' i was like no way he cant commit suicide...[emoji18]


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[Thivagar]

Why would he miss it ? He knows how important it is. He wouldn't have missed it unless he was intentionally trying to get away with it and let the system get rid of the evidence(if he had taken PED). That Rolls Royce is nice though.

 

[#GreenRoars]

What have you done Russel?

 

[JaDed]

Just yesterday i was thinking he is getting sponsors and improving his game,was in an advertisement with Rohit featuring Nissan automobiles

 

[Taaya]

The man is just waiting until the green is cleared out of his system.

 

[MenInG]

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20170131/breaking-andre-russell-gets-one-year-ban

Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been slapped with a one year ban by the Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel after breaching the World Anti-doping Agency code by being negligent about filing his whereabouts.

Russell, failed to file his whereabouts form on three occasions in 2015, which under WADA rules equate to one failed doping test.

The sentence was handed down at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Tuesday morning

 

[MenInG]

Problem for Islamabad United now.

 

[Syed1]

He has obviously doped, no sane and innocent person would skip testing on THREE occasions if they knew they weren't guilty.

 

[RYASIR]

Big disappointment far Islamabad united and PSL

 

[run-out]

Kkr

 

[JaDed]

Can't believe all those performances where from doping,the guy is so strong it was remarkable to see.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

At least he can return within one year, no more drugs for a year kid

 

[aniket1911]

Too late! Should have banned him last year when he was slaughtering the bowlers left, right and center.

 

[MenInG]

RJR News / By Kayon Raynor

Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been slapped a one year ban for a whereabouts rule violation by the independent anti-doping disciplinary panel.

This comes 11 months after the two-time ICC T20 World Cup winner was revealed to have committed the anti-doping violation.

Hugh Faulkner who chaired the three member independent anti-doping disciplinary panel in delivering the verdict said: "Mr. Russell was found guilty of a doping violation" having missed three filing failures in 2015.

According to Faulkner, the all-rounder who was not provisionally suspended and helped the West Indies win a second World T20 World Cup in April in India over England, is set to start his ban from "January 31, 2017" and it will end "January 30, 2018,"

The other members of the panel were physician Dr. Marjorie Vassell and former Jamaica cricketer Dixieth Palmer.

JADCO's attorney Lackston Robinson had argued that Russell was grossly negligent during the hearing, indicating that JADCO followed the rules in notifying Russell of the three filing failures and that the responsibility for the whereabouts information rested with the cricketer alone and not his agent.

Russell's attorney, Queen's Counsel Patrick Foster, had argued in six sittings of the hearing that JADCO did not follow the rules in a strict sense when notifying the cricketer of two filing failures between July 1 and September of 2015.

JADCO said Russell, a two time winner (2012 & 2016) of the ICC T20 World Cup, missed three filing failures within seven months on January 1, July 1 and July 25 of 2015.

Under the rules of the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA), athletes across all sporting disciplines must inform their local anti-doping agency, in this case JADCO, where they will be for at least one hour each day to facilitate drug tests.

If an athlete misses three drug checks within a 12-month period, that counts as a positive test.

http://www.entornointeligente.com/articulo/9572186/-31012017

 

[Shabraz]

Who gonna replace him in Isb United?

 

[Pollack]

He did the damage already

 

[Major]

what a cheat

No wonder he had soo much power in his shot.

1 year ban is less. What a joke this is. So taking a ban substance could lead you a longer ban while not getting tested could get you a 1 year ban?

 

[Square Drive]

Wasn't he injured and out of PSL anyway?

 

[TestMatch]

On one hand, Russell hits like he's on steroids...

On the other, this is a guy who once left his own family at the airport because he forgot...

Not sure if drug user or absurdly chill.

 

[Saj]

There have been rumours circulating about Russell for a while now.

Having missed these tests those rumours will continue.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Not much different than spotfixing this IMO. Cheated to gain an advantage over everybody else and drags the sport and his teammates through the mud. If there was any principle left this guy would be blacklisted from t20 tourneys but fully expect him to go for millions in the IPL/BBL whatever next year and continue on with his lavish lifestyle.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Taking drugs should be lifetime ban. There's no excuse for doping, it beats the whole point of playing sport. If you want to cheat then cheat on video games, not professional sports.

Disgrace

 

[Barragan]

This is real cheating and the punishment should have been much harsh.

Very, very lucky to get away with a one year ban.

 

[Thivagar]

He is banned for missing his testings and not for consuming any banned substance. Unless there is a conclusive evidence, it is dangerous to make inaccurate statement or assumptions.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

He is banned for missing his testings and not for consuming any banned substance. Unless there is a conclusive evidence, it is dangerous to make inaccurate statement or assumptions.

Why else would a guy miss not one not two but three tests unless he was hiding something. Come on man.

Also, in the eyes of the WADA missing 3 tests = a positive test, its in the article.

 

[Junaids]

He is banned for missing his testings and not for consuming any banned substance. Unless there is a conclusive evidence, it is dangerous to make inaccurate statement or assumptions.

Wrong.

Three missed Tests equals a positive test.

 

[Hasan123]

Disgraceful behaviour I am a fan of his but he should have received a longer ban for avoiding more than one test.

Icc need to make sure this isn't tolerated at all.

 

[volcyz]

Obvious cheat is obvious...

 

[SL_Fan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Reports: Steven Finn is the replacement for Andre Russell at Islamabad United in the PSL <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cricket?src=hash">#cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HBLPSL?src=hash">#HBLPSL</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/826704436345131012">February 1, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Reports: Steven Finn is the replacement for Andre Russell at Islamabad United in the PSL <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cricket?src=hash">#cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HBLPSL?src=hash">#HBLPSL</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/826704436345131012">February 1, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

soo mismatch.. shouldve gone with batsman.. russel is more of a batsmen .. his bowling is rubbish..
i would love to see lynn in psl..if he is available
damn those big bash sixes.. imagine those
in sharjah ground .

 

[soso_killer]

How do 'whereabouts violations' work?

Must an athlete always inform its sport governing body of his/her travels? What happens when they're on holiday?

 

[street cricketer]

Has done his job of winning the WT20 for his team though.

Probably took one for the team. Also a 1 year ban isn't too bad as well. Overall a good trade off.

 

[Pollack]

India deserving WC t20 2016 champion then

 

[Saj]

How do 'whereabouts violations' work?

Must an athlete always inform its sport governing body of his/her travels? What happens when they're on holiday?

Missed tests is the issue.

Why would someone keep missing drugs tests........

 

[Zak_Fan]

Has done his job of winning the WT20 for his team though.

Probably took one for the team. Also a 1 year ban isn't too bad as well. Overall a good trade off.

Sounds all too easy. I hope they schedule subsequent tests too and if he misses any more, then the ban should be extended to whatever the maximum punishment is.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Lol at people thinking steroids make you hit harder.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Lol at people thinking steroids make you hit harder.

Indirectly they could

 

[soso_killer]

Missed tests is the issue.

Why would someone keep missing drugs tests........

Missing tests is indeed suspicious.
From what i know these tests are suppose to be "random". So how are random tests scheduled?
Are players informed a week/day before, that's what I'm trying to ask.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Indirectly they could

Not really. They can help you sustain hitting power for longer periods. If you don't already have it, it doesn't do anything for you. Someone like Azhar can take them and he'd still hit like a little girl. Russel most likely took them to recover because he plays in a lot of leagues and is an all-around athlete thus naturally will fatigue faster than others.

 

[Syed1]

Not really. They can help you sustain hitting power for longer periods. If you don't already have it, it doesn't do anything for you. Someone like Azhar can take them and he'd still hit like a little girl. Russel most likely took them to recover because he plays in a lot of leagues and is an all-around athlete thus naturally will fatigue faster than others.

Steriods are not the only kinds of PEDs.

There are some that improve your recovery rate, others that reduce your water retention and further that increase your fat burn so you run faster and overall are more fit.

 

[Chrish]

Steroids definitely increases hitting power so many strokes would go for sixes instead of getting caught at the boundary.

Here is the highlight of Barry Bonds.. The guy was already a great player but later on transformed into Hulk hitting home-runs at will after getting juiced up.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Not really. They can help you sustain hitting power for longer periods. If you don't already have it, it doesn't do anything for you. Someone like Azhar can take them and he'd still hit like a little girl. Russel most likely took them to recover because he plays in a lot of leagues and is an all-around athlete thus naturally will fatigue faster than others.

Of course but if you have a guy like Russell who is a well built natural hitter and he takes steroids to encourage his muscle growth even more, he will further improve his ability to clear the boundary even if only by a little bit. Not saying that's why he took them in this case but it could have an indirect effect. He was probably taking them to recover.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Of course but if you have a guy like Russell who is a well built natural hitter and he takes steroids to encourage his muscle growth even more, he will further improve his ability to clear the boundary even if only by a little bit. Not saying that's why he took them in this case but it could have an indirect effect. He was probably taking them to recover.

The improvement is minimal and not noticeable except in power based sports where even the slightest improvement is to your advantage thus noticed a lot more. Russel is a fast twitch freak who'd have no problem hitting these boundaries regardless.

 

[Major]

Do you think Adre Russel needs to apologise for compromising the integrity of many t20 leagues

Andre russel was recently banned for an year for not getting himself tested in a 18 month span. This creates a clear possibility of Russel doping. Because there is no excuse for a player to not get himself dope tested in an 18 month period

Now everyone knows the sheer power of andre russel when he bats. I witness this in last years psl.

Russel played many t20 leagues over the last few years, and the team he has represented have mostly won the finals.
The possibilty of andre russel doping in these tournaments are most likely.
So doesnt that ruin the integrity of tournaments like Psl where he played and teams he representes like islamabad united.

I think russel needs to come clean here.

 

[Pollack]

He needs to apologise to H Pandya for hitting that monstrous six. demoralising Indian youngsta beauty.
Pandya might plan for revenge now by giving away even mightier six to others.

 

[jeetu]

http://indianexpress.com/article/sp...e-risk-of-substance-abuse-in-cricket-4506747/

Why cricket could have a drug problem?

To see how cricket has changed, you just need to look at the final four deliveries of last year’s World T20. We all still remember the name Carlos Brathwaite and his mighty sixes rather vividly. It was a brazen advertisement for brute power. Cricket had transformed into a power-game a decade ago with the advent of T20 cricket. But all along it was the equipment that seemed to be getting juiced up. The bats got bigger, the boundaries got shorter and as a result the balls traveled further. But in the world of franchise cricket, the demand is for the likes of Brathwaite and Andre Russell, cricketers who can hit the ball over 90 metres, bowl at 90 mph and cover spaces in the outfield at the same breakneck speed.

Just as baseball, a drugs-riddled sport, where a game can be won with a home-run, T20 cricket is based on explosiveness. The stakes are high and the money is massive and temptations to seek external help apart from the inherent skillsets is huge.

Why would it be tough to monitor?

The franchise format also throws up mercenaries who have no affiliation with their national boards and are paid millions of dollars to show up for a couple of 20-over matches and make a difference. They have nothing to lose. In another sense, though, they have everything to gain by making an explosive impact. In other sports, the temptation to use performance-enhancing drugs is more among those who languish on the periphery or someone carrying a long-term injury. In cricket too those are valid reasons but it’s also about sustaning yourself through the year by remaining fit to play in different leagues across the world.
By their very nature, the mercenaries can’t be brought under the scanner or monitored constantly by the ICC. Moreover, many of the lower-profile T20 leagues aren’t the most prudent when it comes to testing their players.

How do modern-day cricketers sustain themselves without breaking the law?

The days where a cricketer’s ‘two-litre consumption of milk’ would be mythologized as being the secret of his strength and fitness are long gone. We live in the age of protein-shakes and protein-bars.
Cricketers spend more time in gyms now than ever before. The body-types have changed drastically and the modern-day jerseys don’t give you any breathing or hiding space either. So if you aren’t naturally-gifted like Brathwaite or Russell, you try your best to get as close to Virat Kohli.

And even when it comes to nutrition supplements, the demands are a lot more specific these days. Earlier the products that would be sought were mainly to do with hydration, basically to keep the player in good shape for the entire duration of the day’s play. But though we are yet to see an official line of IPL or T20 based nutrition supplements, the day doesn’t seem too far.

Already teams and individual players alike use a variety of supplements catering to specific facets from power-building to recovery to injury management. Not to forget the hectic travel.

To the extent that players are armed with nutrition bars so that they don’t have to depend on airline or airport food while traveling. But what do you do when even all the shakes and supplements don’t provide you with that X-factor they so desperately seek? Steroids only seem the next logical step.

How is the ICC trying to police it?

The ICC have realized that the normal-day practice of random in-competition testing with urine samples isn’t prudent enough in the present scenario. While cricket is WADA-compliant it doesn’t follow the code holistically. The whereabouts clause in particular is followed rather flexibly where in every six months the top-five batsmen and bowlers from the top-eight nations along with the wicket-keeper from each team who’s played the most matches in that period need to provide their whereabouts.

But again it’s left to the national boards. Andre Russell faces a year-long ban because an independent commission in Jamaica took action for three violations of the whereabouts clause in 2015—he basically didn’t disclose his location.

In India, players are tested only when there’s a match or tournament on. So there’s no way of policing what a player may or may not be consuming or injecting during the off-season. But the fact that the ICC is very keen on introducing new procedures like blood-testing and biological passports for players is indicative of how they too think cricket stands on the cusp of inherting a doping problem. If they don’t put their foot down and draw first blood instead.

 

[Thivagar]

Lol at people thinking steroids make you hit harder.

Yes they do. They give you everything that you need to hit harder. There are plenty of PED's that are not known well enough to understand what kind of benefit they offer. Even spin bowlers can benefit from PEDs.

 

[Waseem]

JADCO to withdraw appeal against Andre Russell ban

KINGSTON, Jamaica — OBSERVER ONLINE understands that on Monday the Jamaica Anti-doping Commission (JADCO) is to withdraw its appeal against the original 12-month ban imposed on West Indies cricketer Andre Russell.

The Jamaican star all-rounder, who turned 29 last month, was suspended by an Independent Anti-doping Disciplinary Panel in January this year for breaching a whereabouts regulation on three occasions in a one-year period in 2015.

His ban was set to end January 30, 2018.

However, JADCO, through its lawyer Lackston Robinson, had launched an appeal, requesting a longer ban since the maximum allowed for such a violation is two years.

Subsequently, Russell's legal team, led by Queens Counsel Patrick Foster, filed a counter appeal, reiterating the respondent's claim of no negligence on his part. In addition, Russell's lawyers argued that, if the player is found guilty, any ban lasting more than 12 months is excessive.

The hearing into the appeals is set to begin 10:00 am on Monday at Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.

But based on the latest information reaching OBSERVER ONLINE, the issue is to be formally quashed at the hearing, with both parties set to withdraw their respective appeals.
JADCO has called a press conference, also to be held on Monday.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/article/20170507/ARTICLE/170509719/1228

 

[Specialisttailender]

Looks like he is spending more time in studios creating music.