ICC tight-lipped over Thranga’s dope case [May 29 2011]

ICC authorities have been tight-lipped over the news that opener Upul Tharanga had failed a random doping test during the Cricket World Cup. The ICC declined to confirm the news reports on Tharanga’s positive dope test. "There's nothing I can say at this stage," ICC spokesman James Fitzgerald was quoted as saying in an email response. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) too said it was unaware of any failed dope test. "We have not been informed of any allegation like this," SLC Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga was quoted as saying.

Tharanga, who has not been included in the Sri Lanka team which is currently touring England, has already retained a lawyer to defend himself at an upcoming International Cricket Council inquiry, according to unconfirmed media reports.