Asif's B sample positive

LAHORE - Dope-tainted Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has failed to clear his 'B' sample test which too has returned positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.

But an interesting thing to note was that the quantity of nandrolone was 6.2 in the previous test but this is time it is 5.4. However, quantity of the substance may differ from both the results but it was clear that he has nandrolone in his body.

Asif was quoted by a news channel that he would challenge the case on grounds that the quantity of nandrolone in results was not consistent.

The 25-year-old fast bowler tested positive during the Indian Premier League competition held between April and June, and the Pakistan Cricket Board suspended him in July on the basis of his first sample.