Asif's Controversial Moments

Asif - troublesome career.

Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif was on Monday named by the Indian Premier League as the player who tested positive for a banned substance after a Twenty20 game.

Here is a look at the incidents which have marred the career of one the most talented bowlers in world cricket.

Nandrolone

In 2006, both Asif and Shoaib Akhtar were both found to have taken the banned steroid Nandrolone after failing internal PCB drug tests. The PCB handed the players bans of one and two years respectively, which were overturned on appeal.

The World Anti-Doping Agency, backed by the ICC, challenged the tribunal's decision, taking the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CAS eventually dropped the case in July 2007 "with some considerable regret", after ruling it had no jurisdiction. CAS found the PCB did not offer a right to appeal in their rules and the ICC did not require them to do so.

Shoaib

Before the 2007 World Twenty20 tournament, Asif was involved in a dressing-room altercation, during which he was struck with a bat by Shoaib.

Shoaib was sent home from South Africa and removed from Pakistan's squad, but Asif remained for the tournament, in which Pakistan were beaten by India in the final.

Detention

In June 2008, Asif was detained by authorities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for more than two weeks after a powder was found in his wallet as he travelled home to Pakistan after playing in the Indian Premier League. PCB human resources manager Nadeem Akram was flown to Dubai to liaise with embassy officials, telling officials the substance had been given to Asif by a doctor. The paceman was eventually freed when when the public prosecutor dropped the case, citing "insignificance".

IPL

In July, The International Cricket Council and subsequently the IPL confirmed a player had tested positive for a banned substance during the tournament's inaugural season. The IPL later named Asif as the player.