Former India captain Sourav Ganguly today stood behind under-fire Rahul Sharma who tested positive for drugs in a rave party in May, saying the young legspinner probably committed the "mistake unknowingly" and he, therefore, should not lose his place in the national team for the offence.

The Mumbai Police today confirmed that Rahul along with South African cricketer Wayne Parnell, who were arrested at a rave party in Juhu on May 20, tested positive for drugs. u00a0They are among the 100-odd people who were detained by the police on that day.