By Dan Baynes

An unidentified cricketer failed a drug test at this year’s inaugural Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament, the sport’s world governing body said.If the player isn’t found to have taken pre-declared prescribed drugs, a test on his “B” sample will be carried out, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi told the Press Trust of India. Should that prove positive, the matter will go before the league’s drugs tribunal.

“As of now we are at the first stage where one sample has tested positive,” PTI cited Modi as saying. “The issue is now with the IPL’s medical committee. The identity of the player will matter only after we check on the pre-declared drugs.”The test was carried out by a World Anti-Doping Agency accredited laboratory, said the Dubai-based International Cricket Council in an e-mailed statement.

Under ICC rules, it is the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s responsibility to complete the process in a timely and fair manner, the ICC said. The Rajasthan Royals won the inaugural IPL title on June 1.

Source:bloomberg.com