Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad was today provisionally suspended by the country's Cricket Board (PCB) after issuing him a notice for failing a dope test in a domestic tournament in April-May. The PCB said in a statement that Shehzad had been given until July 18 to advise them whether he wishes to have his sample B tested by July 27. 'The PCB has also provisionally suspended Shehzad pending the outcome of the charges,' it said.

Shehzad reportedly failed the dope test after traces of marijuana were found in his urine sample taken in May during the Pakistan Cup in Faisalabad. The PCB had also asked the Anti-Doping Agency of Pakistan to constitute an Independent Review Board and give their finding on whether a valid Therapeutic Use Exemption existed and whether there had been a departure from international standards of testing.