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Cocaine traces found from Raza Hasan's blood test - Likely to face a ban [Update post # 147]

So 2 years ban possibly

Lol, pathetic

Not even in combat sports do they give a ban over a year for peds

Pcb just want to bury a player
 
Dont post rubbish pls - this is a serious matter.
 
MenInG said:
Dont post rubbish pls - this is a serious matter.
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Ok i'll give you a serious reply.

He should be dumped from the team for at least 5 years. You just don't happen to stumble upon cocaine out of the blue. You also don't wake up one day and say 'I'm going to do cocaine' today. What this shows is that this guy has been off the rails for a while and was likely doing other drugs before this. PCB or someone internally likely knew what was going on beforehand as well.

Make an example out of him and take control of your players. Playing for Pakistan isn't a job, it's a privilege. You have this tool doing drugs, you have another moron suing PCB for not getting picked.
 
I wonder if Hasan Raza ever attended any of those sessions that Mohammad Aamir was imparting on the young players in Pakistan about the dangers of making stupid choices?
I suppose in his defense he could say that Aamir was only talking about match-fixing not drugs.
I am curious that no one has brought up a rather famous incident from a couple of generations ago of four of our cricketers doing weed on a beach in Guyana on the 1994 tour of the Windies.
That is usually the go to defense, if we let those players go why are we penalizing Hasan Raza.
Needless to say he deserves everything coming his way. Never rated him anyway.
 
Pete Rose said:
I wonder if Hasan Raza ever attended any of those sessions that Mohammad Aamir was imparting on the young players in Pakistan about the dangers of making stupid choices?
I suppose in his defense he could say that Aamir was only talking about match-fixing not drugs.
I am curious that no one has brought up a rather famous incident from a couple of generations ago of four of our cricketers doing weed on a beach in Guyana on the 1994 tour of the Windies.
That is usually the go to defense, if we let those players go why are we penalizing Hasan Raza.
Needless to say he deserves everything coming his way. Never rated him anyway.
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I get your point but the precedent has been set. Abdur Rehman recently tested positive for cannabis and was banned for 6 months. Don't see why PCB has any reason to play the 'protector of law' and turn him...you'd be surprised how many other players take recreational drugs. I think Raza will do fine with a slap on his wrist and sidelining him for 6 to 12 months. that should be enough in my opinion.
 
sshakir411 said:
I get your point but the precedent has been set. Abdur Rehman recently tested positive for cannabis and was banned for 6 months. Don't see why PCB has any reason to play the 'protector of law' and turn him...you'd be surprised how many other players take recreational drugs. I think Raza will do fine with a slap on his wrist and sidelining him for 6 to 12 months. that should be enough in my opinion.
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I am ok with a short ban, no need to select him thereafter. You might have noticed that abdur Rehman has not played for a while.
 
Maybe if he was picked in the team like he should have been for a long time he may not have gone down this path.
Now he has, he needs to be punished 6 Months or 1 Year....

He should be given a second chance it is not as bad as spot fixing, but he should learn from his mistake.
 
Raza Hassan, 22, who has played one ODI and 10 Twenty20 Internationals, has been advised to hire a lawyer to submit his answer to the committee that includes a qualified sports medicine doctor and former Test player, Colonel Naushad Ali.

Young Pakistan left-arm spinner Raza Hassan is facing a possible two-year ban from all forms of cricket after testing positive for cocaine in a dope test carried out at the WADA accredited laboratory in India.

A reliable source in the Pakistan Cricket Board told PTI that the test of the first urine sample of Hassan, taken during the Pentangular Cup in Karachi in January, had tested positive for cocaine.

"The results of the second sample are still awaited but on basis of the first sample results, the board has already established a two-member committee to chargesheet the spinner and seek an explanation from him," the source said.

Hassan, 22, who has played one ODI and 10 Twenty20 Internationals, has been advised to hire a lawyer to submit his answer to the committee that includes a qualified sports medicine doctor and former Test player, Colonel Naushad Ali.

"The PCB is taking the matter very seriously because this is the first time any player has tested positive for the use of cocaine," the source said.

"If Hassan can't clear himself before the inquiry committee, he faces a two-year ban from all cricket," he added.

In the past also some Pakistani cricketers have tested positive for banned substances, including fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Muhammad Asif who had to be dropped for the 2007 World Cup because of their problem.

http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news...pinner-raza-hassan-tests-positive-for-cocaine
 
wow, Great surprise I think we still shouldnt jump to conclusion guys because he has had severe back issues so it could be he took a pain killer from a sketchy source and it contained cocaine in it , Let wait for the official report .
 
How does he expect to play for Pakistan now? He has no credibility left. Its not like Pak is short of spinners.
 
Depends on what cocaine is classified in Pakistan.

If its a crime its not his personal life because he is in a country that doesn't endorse snorting cocaine.

If its not a crime, warn him and move on.

Can't punish everyone for personal lives.
 
MMHS said:
Nothing serious before the official reports come out - posters are mixing doping & drug abuse.

Doping is an ICC issue - players can adopt mainly 2 types dopes.
1. Performance enhancer, like steroids, testatorns. BUT, in cricket, apart from Fast bowlers, steroids hardly helps anyone. It's a skill based game, not like sprint or swimming.
2. Often players take pain killers or some sort of medicine which are not approved by ICC, not necessarily these are performance enhancer, sometimes they ban some medicine for long term negative impact. If it's a case of doping, I think, 2nd one is most likely - I have seen, the moment you start playing for PAK, your IQ level comes down to single digit. It has a negative correlation - the dumber, the better PAK cricketer you are.

Now comes drugs - ICC has nothing to do, if I smoke cannabis or heroin. However, every board has their own code of conduct (most European professional clubs don't allow their players to take even sugar during 10 months football season). Sometimes, if a player is caught possessing drugs are not allowed visas in some country, but it has nothing to do with ICC (like Asif was lucky that he was caught at Dubai, not at Singapore).

For Raza's case, I think, it's either some sort of pain killers or ............ Probably financial penalty, 2 years repetition clause (caught 2nd time ........ teri to..) & few matches ban. However, if found guilty & if I were the Captain, I wouldn't have been comfortable taking this idiot in my squad. WC is over, they are looking for a bunch of new players to build the team, I was one in contention, now at 23 I had a great domestic season, so I do something silly just a week before they are going to announce the nextgen team - these are ticking bombs in the squad, shouldn't be allowed even to walk in the driveway of the hotel my team 'll be staying.
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Well, I think I was wrong. It doesn't matter if it's cocaine or honey, if it's prohibited by his employers (PCB), he should face the consequences.

Just for a 2nd thought - he had a serious back injury (pain) & cocaine is a very good pain killer sometimes. May be, it might happen that, to reduce pain, he could have taken one or two doses which turned into addiction.
 
One_life_stand said:
If it was performance enhancing, I can understand but this is cocaine. What is PCB now, everyones DAD !
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I don't think cocaine would be on any of the ICC countries list of legitimate treatments. I am pretty sure if the ECB found an England player with traces of cocaine in their system they would take punitive action. To be honest, I am quite pleased to see the PCB starting to enforce rules properly these days. Too much being swept under the carpet previously has damaged the national game.
 
Missing you yaar . What a good talent you were and what pathetic choice you made in life . Let down your family and fans . Hope you are reading . Just as you became such a cool allrounder . A stylish batsman who showed he could become one of the best spin bowling Allrounders of the world and what you did to a rising career :( :'(

I saw his first FC 100 and it was such a classical stylish innings . All cricketing shots . Drives , flicks , hooks pulls against 140+ kph aswell . He felt a hugely improved batsman .

Still for me if my memory serves right he is the best domestic t20 spinner of the last 10,12 years . Wicket taker , economical . He used to read the mind of the batsman so well .

Who could forget his great bowling in only his 2nd or 3rd match if career at an age of 19 20 against Aus in World T20 the way he bamboozled their established batsman with his skills and variations .

In his last Tv interview when he was not tested yet hafeez was taken on call by anchor to ask about raza and hafeez said he is a great prospect who is blessed with skills " Bus mein
Issay kahun ga k Suddar ja " . It was a surprise for me k aesa kyun hafeez said . But Raza did not pay heed to his senior and a month later we heard this sad news of him having positive test of cocaine and his subsequent ban .

He was instrumental for rawalpindi and Sialkot in the tournaments he represented them . And what an elegant batsman to watch he had developed into but it all nose dipped .

Ejaz Ahmed after the under 19 worldcup said about 16,17 years old raza hassan that he gave exceptionally good performances for pakistan u-19 at WC and he will be ready for pakistan after few months .

Apart from a back problem which ruled him out for 6 months and the 6 months he took to regain rhythm and form other than that his career was smooth .

Only now we know that once or twice when he was ignored by selectors it was due to non cricketing reasons and we all were amazed why isn't he picked again ?

This T20 tournament reminded me of his old memories of foxing the best in the business and turning games upside down .

People when you make choices in your life think THRICE
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Missing you yaar . What a good talent you were and what pathetic choice you made in life . Let down your family and fans . Hope you are reading . Just as you became such a cool allrounder . A stylish batsman who showed he could become one of the best spin bowling Allrounders of the world and what you did to a rising career :( :'(

I saw his first FC 100 and it was such a classical stylish innings . All cricketing shots . Drives , flicks , hooks pulls against 140+ kph aswell . He felt a hugely improved batsman .

Still for me if my memory serves right he is the best domestic t20 spinner of the last 10,12 years . Wicket taker , economical . He used to read the mind of the batsman so well .

Who could forget his great bowling in only his 2nd or 3rd match if career at an age of 19 20 against Aus in World T20 the way he bamboozled their established batsman with his skills and variations .

In his last Tv interview when he was not tested yet hafeez was taken on call by anchor to ask about raza and hafeez said he is a great prospect who is blessed with skills " Bus mein
Issay kahun ga k Suddar ja " . It was a surprise for me k aesa kyun hafeez said . But Raza did not pay heed to his senior and a month later we heard this sad news of him having positive test of cocaine and his subsequent ban .

He was instrumental for rawalpindi and Sialkot in the tournaments he represented them . And what an elegant batsman to watch he had developed into but it all nose dipped .

Ejaz Ahmed after the under 19 worldcup said about 16,17 years old raza hassan that he gave exceptionally good performances for pakistan u-19 at WC and he will be ready for pakistan after few months .

Apart from a back problem which ruled him out for 6 months and the 6 months he took to regain rhythm and form other than that his career was smooth .

Only now we know that once or twice when he was ignored by selectors it was due to non cricketing reasons and we all were amazed why isn't he picked again ?

This T20 tournament reminded me of his old memories of foxing the best in the business and turning games upside down .

People when you make choices in your life think THRICE
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how long is his ban? Is he not playing because of any ban or no team wants him any more?
 
2 year ban for recreational drug use (not performance enhancing)?
A little extreme I'd say.
 
Saj said:
Raza Hassan, 22, who has played one ODI and 10 Twenty20 Internationals, has been advised to hire a lawyer to submit his answer to the committee that includes a qualified sports medicine doctor and former Test player, Colonel Naushad Ali.

Young Pakistan left-arm spinner Raza Hassan is facing a possible two-year ban from all forms of cricket after testing positive for cocaine in a dope test carried out at the WADA accredited laboratory in India.

A reliable source in the Pakistan Cricket Board told PTI that the test of the first urine sample of Hassan, taken during the Pentangular Cup in Karachi in January, had tested positive for cocaine.

"The results of the second sample are still awaited but on basis of the first sample results, the board has already established a two-member committee to chargesheet the spinner and seek an explanation from him," the source said.

Hassan, 22, who has played one ODI and 10 Twenty20 Internationals, has been advised to hire a lawyer to submit his answer to the committee that includes a qualified sports medicine doctor and former Test player, Colonel Naushad Ali.

"The PCB is taking the matter very seriously because this is the first time any player has tested positive for the use of cocaine," the source said.

"If Hassan can't clear himself before the inquiry committee, he faces a two-year ban from all cricket," he added.

In the past also some Pakistani cricketers have tested positive for banned substances, including fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Muhammad Asif who had to be dropped for the 2007 World Cup because of their problem.

http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news...pinner-raza-hassan-tests-positive-for-cocaine
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Anybody ? Who is this Sports medicine doctor in the inquiry committee ? What is the progress ? Has hassan hired a lawyer ? Is he contesting the ban ? Or he has accepted the verdict of 2 years ban ?
 
Any ban over 6 months for recreational drug use is completely excessive.
 
James said:
Any ban over 6 months for recreational drug use is completely excessive.
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I'm sorry but cocaine is not a recreational drug. There are some serious side effects of using cocaine.
Once you put that thing in your system, you are finished as a human being.

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waleed88 said:
I'm sorry but cocaine is not a recreational drug. There are some serious side effects of using cocaine.
Once you put that thing in your system, you are finished as a human being.
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It is a recreational drug. It only affects one person, i.e. the user. It will typically be flushed out of your system naturally within a week.

Performance enhancing drugs meanwhile can and do carry harsher penalties for using because they undermine the sense of competition and make the sport unfair, thus affecting many people.

Btw, cocaine does not finish you as a human being. Many good people and many successful people have taken it and their lives have not been ruined. Cocaine is not good for you by any means but you are way overblowing the issue.
 
James said:
It is a recreational drug. It only affects one person, i.e. the user. It will typically be flushed out of your system naturally within a week.

Performance enhancing drugs meanwhile can and do carry harsher penalties for using because they undermine the sense of competition and make the sport unfair, thus affecting many people.

Btw, cocaine does not finish you as a human being. Many good people and many successful people have taken it and their lives have not been ruined. Cocaine is not good for you by any means but you are way overblowing the issue.
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Stroke and heart attack risk
Researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia, conducted a study demonstrating that recreational cocaine users have a significantly higher risk of having a heart attack or stroke compared to those who never use the drug.9

Recreational cocaine users tend to have harder arteries, thicker heart muscle walls, and higher blood pressure than lifetime non-users.

Regular cocaine users were found to have an 8mm Hg higher systolic blood pressure compared to non-users, as well as an up to 35% increased risk in the hardening of the aorta.

The researchers added that cocaine users are not usually aware of these cardiovascular risks.

Risk of addiction
Cocaine is a highly addictive drug. People who are addicted may eventually prefer taking cocaine to any other activity - their lifestyles may alter completely as the addiction takes hold more firmly.

There have been cases of mothers selling their child, professionals spending thousands of dollars on binges costing from $20,000 to $50,000. Some may lose their jobs, families, become bankrupt, and even die.

Exposure to cocaine during adolescent years raises the "reinforcing effects" that make people vulnerable to developing an addiction, researchers from the University of Valencia, Spain found. The same was found with ecstasy.

Adolescents who take cocaine often take ecstasy simultaneously - known as polyconsumption. According to studies carried out in Spain, 44% of cocaine users also take ecstasy, a practice that started off during adolescence.

The consumption of cocaine can have the following effects on a human:


Constriction of blood vessels.
Dilation of pupils.
Elevated body temperature.
Accelerated heart rate.
Hypertension (high blood pressure).
Headaches.
Abdominal pain.
Nausea.
Decreased appetite - which among chronic users can lead to malnourishment.
Regular snorting - loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, swallowing problems, persistent runny nose, and hoarseness.
Regular ingestion - severe bowel gangrene caused by a reduction in blood flow.
Injecting - severe allergic reactions, higher risk of blood-borne diseases, such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.
Binge pattern cocaine use - irritability, anxiety, and restlessness.
Cocaine abuse - severe paranoia (may be a full-blown paranoid psychosis episode). The individual might lose his/her sense of reality and hear things that are not there (auditory hallucinations).
Heart failure.
Stroke.

So let me reiterate by saying that once someone uses cocaine recreationally, he is finished as a human being.

The drug addiction to cocaine is probably the second highest of all drugs in the world.

Add to that the increased risk of a heart attack in a sportsman taking cocaine, since the body is already at a sympathetic state with intense vasoconstriction, that during performance, the body with deprived of valuable Oxygen in the heart and muscles. This can lead to an ST elevation MI episode. Hence specially not good for players.

If it was upto me, a recreational cocaine user would be banned for life. This is not a precedence you should be setting for other cricketers.

Source of above information :
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/234239.php#cocaine_as_a_recreational_drug

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Performance enhancing drugs are less harsh on the body as these so called 'recreational' drugs are.

Belligerence is a common side effect of these drugs and these drugs put you at risk of harming other people's lives which is worth more than the risk of one' own life.

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Is PCB hell bent on destroying Raza Hassan's career?

One year of ban has passed by and another year more left. Raza took cocaine, not performance enhancing drugs. He is much better than Asghar, Nawaz and Zafar Gohar in LOIs.

He could be the best LOIs spinner in the World. PCB should be helping instead of destroying his career.
 
shah_1 said:
Is PCB hell bent on destroying Raza Hassan's career?

One year of ban has passed by and another year more left. Raza took cocaine, not performance enhancing drugs. He is much better than Asghar, Nawaz and Zafar Gohar in LOIs.

He could be the best LOIs spinner in the World. PCB should be helping instead of destroying his career.
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What's PCB doing to destroy him?
 
Pcb has done an excellent job in banning him for 2 years.

He will learn his lesson the hard way.


He will be the best spin bowling allrounder of Pakistan team in next 2 years time.

I saw him score his first FC hundred in Semifinal of QEA or president trophy and he looked technically correct and stylish right hand batsman.

I rate his batting more than Imad & Nawaz's batting and times ahead will prove it.

Before getting banned he improved his batting immensely in last 6 months. He also scored a critical 50 against top English pacers for Pakistan A I guess.


Raza should get rid of his bad habits and bad society. If he learns from this ban than he will have a very bright future inshaAllah.


Ijaz Ahmed who was Pakistan cricket team coach when Raza played in U-19 worldcup had this view after world cup ended that Raza Hasan should be selected for Pakistan Senior team immediately. The mental side of his game was far ahead of his peers at Under 19 levels.


I rate him very highly as an allrounder not just as a spinner.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Pcb has done an excellent job in banning him for 2 years.

He will learn his lesson the hard way.


He will be the best spin bowling allrounder of Pakistan team in next 2 years time.

I saw him score his first FC hundred in Semifinal of QEA or president trophy and he looked technically correct and stylish right hand batsman.

I rate his batting more than Imad & Nawaz's batting and times ahead will prove it.

Before getting banned he improved his batting immensely in last 6 months. He also scored a critical 50 against top English pacers for Pakistan A I guess.


Raza should get rid of his bad habits and bad society. If he learns from this ban than he will have a very bright future inshaAllah.


Ijaz Ahmed who was Pakistan cricket team coach when Raza played in U-19 worldcup had this view after world cup ended that Raza Hasan should be selected for Pakistan Senior team immediately. The mental side of his game was far ahead of his peers at Under 19 levels.


I rate him very highly as an allrounder not just as a spinner.
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PCB doesnt care about nurturing talent or reintegrating such players. He might as well not be picked for the next 5-10 years like Sadaf Hussain
 
1 year ban would have been more appropriate imo but am not going to argue against PCB's decision to give him a 2 years ban, it's a little harsh but Raza only got himself to blame. What on earth was going through his head? :facepalm:
 
I really rated him as a spinner and one to watch for the future, recall his performance in t20 World Cup which was pretty good. Really enjoyed him getting Watson out against Australia.
 
sh47 said:
1 year ban would have been more appropriate imo but am not going to argue against PCB's decision to give him a 2 years ban, it's a little harsh but Raza only got himself to blame. What on earth was going through his head? :facepalm:
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They were giving him one year ban, but he was caught doing more cocaine while under investigation for a previous cocaine related offense.

Should have gotten a 5 year imo
 
Syed1 said:
They were giving him one year ban, but he was caught doing more cocaine while under investigation for a previous cocaine related offense.

Should have gotten a 5 year imo
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Wow, I didn't know this.....

So basically even when he got caught he was still messing around? 5 years would have been really harsh given that it's the minimum for fixing but 3-4 would have been appropriate in that case, he is lucky to get away with 2 years.
 
Syed1 said:
They were giving him one year ban, but he was caught doing more cocaine while under investigation for a previous cocaine related offense.

Should have gotten a 5 year imo
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To be honest...its very tough to leave cocaine once you are addicted. Cravings of drugs is too tough to control and make even strongest person kneel down. I know people who lost everything in life but still couldnt get rid of that habbit. Very bad thing cocaine.

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It's sad to say he looked a very promising before his injury.

It's always the talented Pak bowlers who get themselves into trouble.
 
Who cares? We got more talent than any other country. We should not worry about little spinners like Raza Hassn. Heck even my next door neibor is more talented than him. Don't let his white color confuse you. He can be very deadly on his day.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
Pcb has done an excellent job in banning him for 2 years.

He will learn his lesson the hard way.


He will be the best spin bowling allrounder of Pakistan team in next 2 years time.

I saw him score his first FC hundred in Semifinal of QEA or president trophy and he looked technically correct and stylish right hand batsman.

I rate his batting more than Imad & Nawaz's batting and times ahead will prove it.

Before getting banned he improved his batting immensely in last 6 months. He also scored a critical 50 against top English pacers for Pakistan A I guess.


Raza should get rid of his bad habits and bad society. If he learns from this ban than he will have a very bright future inshaAllah.


Ijaz Ahmed who was Pakistan cricket team coach when Raza played in U-19 worldcup had this view after world cup ended that Raza Hasan should be selected for Pakistan Senior team immediately. The mental side of his game was far ahead of his peers at Under 19 levels.


I rate him very highly as an allrounder not just as a spinner.
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Is he practicing "cricket" hard during this ban period? Is so where, I believe the ban is from playing cricket organized by any PCB associated tournament or any practice facilities under direct or indirect PCB administration.

Great potential, but being a Hafeez E Quran, if this is his level of moral, I don't think he has it in him what can motivate him to keep working hard for 2 years without any competitive cricket.
 
Indian_Supporter said:
To be honest...its very tough to leave cocaine once you are addicted. Cravings of drugs is too tough to control and make even strongest person kneel down. I know people who lost everything in life but still couldnt get rid of that habbit. Very bad thing cocaine.

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So considering he has been banned and pretty much left on his own without any counselling or rehabilitation there is a good chance that he might still be indulging in it and the problem is still there?
 
Indian_Supporter said:
To be honest...its very tough to leave cocaine once you are addicted. Cravings of drugs is too tough to control and make even strongest person kneel down. I know people who lost everything in life but still couldnt get rid of that habbit. Very bad thing cocaine.

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Actually, most people try to stop using Cocaine (or any drugs), the wrong way. Most of the smokers also try that & fail.

What they think is they 'll stop using it (or quit smoking/drinking) gradually - that's 10 sticks/day, 8, 6.... It doesn't work that way. If you want to quit, take a date & from that morning start absolute quit. It'll be tough for few weeks/months but it's possible to leave even Cocaine, Marijuana or heroine. It's more mental than physical - you have to be mentally extremely tough, rather than anything else. For few months there 'll be headache, insomnia & many other physical problems, but it's possible; I have seen people doing that.
 
MMHS said:
Actually, most people try to stop using Cocaine (or any drugs), the wrong way. Most of the smokers also try that & fail.

What they think is they 'll stop using it (or quit smoking/drinking) gradually - that's 10 sticks/day, 8, 6.... It doesn't work that way. If you want to quit, take a date & from that morning start absolute quit. It'll be tough for few weeks/months but it's possible to leave even Cocaine, Marijuana or heroine. It's more mental than physical - you have to be mentally extremely tough, rather than anything else. For few months there 'll be headache, insomnia & many other physical problems, but it's possible; I have seen people doing that.
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There is a big difference between quitting coke and Smoking/drinking/weed etc .

on the Ban , the problem is keeping serial abusers close to the team is that they can easily influence few other youngsters . if Raza was doing it , its very unlikely he was doing it alone imo .
 
jusarrived said:
There is a big difference between quitting coke and Smoking/drinking/weed etc .

on the Ban , the problem is keeping serial abusers close to the team is that they can easily influence few other youngsters . if Raza was doing it , its very unlikely he was doing it alone imo .
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Off course he 'll need meditation & other medical support, but still it's more mental than physical.
 
waleed88 said:
I'm sorry but cocaine is not a recreational drug. There are some serious side effects of using cocaine.
Once you put that thing in your system, you are finished as a human being.

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I don't know what it means to be 'finished as a human being.' It does bad things to your body. But so does smoking, alcohol, and other things that the ICC does not ban. If you can get off it then you have every chance to live a normal life. He is still young so let's hope the best for him. A talent indeed.
 
Guys, any word on Raza Hasan? Was the band confirmed? He can be a major piece in our LOI side since he was/is hard to hit.
 
Dearly missed him in this world t20. Looked soo promising in 2012. Injuries and drugs have ended him, just like with Akhtar. Sad state of affairs.

Could've been an A-grade bowler for us in this tournament.
 
Banned for two years. He will be eligible to play again after the middle of 2017

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An economy of 5.98 after 58 domestic/international T20s is unbelievable. For limited overs, Raza >>>> Zafar = Asghar
 
He's lucky as a spinner his career can still flourish after the ban ends. He'll only be 24.

Hasan was the best Pakistani spinning prospect at one point. Somehow the talented ones end up making the dumbest mistakes.
 
What a player this guy was.Very economical and had the knack of picking up key wickets.Still can make it big,though really tough.
 
I think this is where we have been unlucky as a team(dumb if you are raza hasan). The spin bowling mantle was ready to be handed over to him but he went nuts of cocaine! Perhaps he is still the best spin bowling LOI player we have(with all respect to asghar, babar and zafar)
 
asfandyar said:
An economy of 5.98 after 58 domestic/international T20s is unbelievable. For limited overs, Raza >>>> Zafar = Asghar
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During his first international stint, he could have become the best ever T20I spinner, he had that much potential, but after his injury and then in his second international stint, I felt he had regressed, and was not up to the mark then. He was not the same after his injury.
 
Raza played league cricket in the UK a few years ago.

I spoke to his captain and he said that Raza had the potential to be a world-class spinner if he sorted himself out and became more disciplined.

Sadly despite advice from team mates and others, he has let his career fall away.

Very disappointing.
 
The Last Of The Stars said:
During his first international stint, he could have become the best ever T20I spinner, he had that much potential, but after his injury and then in his second international stint, I felt he had regressed, and was not up to the mark then. He was not the same after his injury.
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He was gradually climbing to his former skill level after a horrendous first season post injury.
 
People got to remember that young /adults/ young people experiment and they can learn from their lessons. 2 year ban for traces of cocaine is really excessive, I am in favour of maybe 6 months ban followed by community punishments which could of a) educated other kids/ young people about the impact of taking illegal drugs b) enabled Raza to rebuild his career.
 
It's sad to see him rotting and he is better than any left arm spinner we have right now.

Any updates on him, like any rehabilitation program for him like Amir?
 
I really feel bad for him

And pathetic of PCB to leave him alone and in the lurch

When you are addicted to such strong drugs you need all the help you can get and here a guy who was clearly addicted to cocaine (hence found doing coke while under investigation) has been left to fend off his own for two years.
 
Slog said:
I really feel bad for him

And pathetic of PCB to leave him alone and in the lurch

When you are addicted to such strong drugs you need all the help you can get and here a guy who was clearly addicted to cocaine (hence found doing coke while under investigation) has been left to fend off his own for two years.
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nothing pathetic about the pcb. PCB has meager sources, cant waste it. We dont live in a utopia where every half talented but destructive cricketer needs to be saved. Which is why I applaud their decision also to leaver Haris Sohail out of central contracts.
 
addiction to cocaine is not what people are making it out to be...you don't get addicted to it unless you're a heavy user for a while..coke does not have the same short term effects of heroin and hence is frequently used by professionals. Hoping this kid returns soon
 
Was not very impressed with his bowling in the first place. Was bowling far too quick and after that back injury he was looking quite poor with the ball.
 
We have better options than him in and around the side. Asghar is a superior bowler than him, also Imad gets the nod ahead of both for his batting.
 
Hasn't been as effective since his back injury anyway; Id much rather invest in Zafar or Asghar.
 
Would put him right behind Asghar and Zafar in the pecking order as soon as he's back.

He was a special bowler.
 
He is ahead of Asghar and Zafar in terms of talent and skills. Let's see if he still has the same skills or not.
 
Recreational drugs aren't a huge deal in today's world. Hope he makes a comeback.
 
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