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ICC Bans NetherlandsVivian Kingma for Three Months After Positive Cocaine Metabolite Test

The suspension is backdated to August 15 with eligibility for reduction to one month upon an approved treatment program.

Overview

  • Kingma’s sample taken after the May 12 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 ODI against the UAE in Utrecht tested positive for Benzoylecgonine.
  • He admitted the violation and told the ICC the substance was used out of competition.
  • Under the ICC Anti-Doping Code, his records from matches played after the May 12 test have been disqualified.
  • The disqualification covers two ODIs against Nepal and Scotland and a T20I against Scotland, erasing his performances in those games.
  • The ruling comes in a run of recreational-drug cases in international cricket, following recent sanctions for Kagiso Rabada and Doug Bracewell.