Zubayr Hamza charged and provisionally suspended under ICC Anti-Doping Code

Zubayr Hamza of South Africa addresses media during Day Three of the Third Test of the 2019 International Series between India and South Africa at the JSCA International Cricket Stadium in Ranchi, India on 21 October 2019 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged South African batter Zubayr Hamza with an anti-doping rule violation under the ICC Anti-Doping Code.

Hamza has been charged with the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance following the detection of Furosemide in a sample collected out-of-competition on 17 January 2022 and has been provisionally suspended pending the outcome of the disciplinary process.

Furosemide is a Specified Substance contained in Section S5 of the 2022 WADA Prohibited List.

As these proceedings are ongoing, the ICC will make no further comment at this stage.