Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Thursday handed Wesley Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta four-month bans for recreational drug use. Both cricketers, according to a ZC release, admitted to the drug use during a disciplinary hearing last week. (More Cricket News)
"ZC has a zero tolerance towards drugs and drug taking and, in imposing the sanctions, the Disciplinary Committee considered that drug taking was a serious offence and that the breach by the two players had brought the organisation and the game of cricket into disrepute," the release stated.
Madhevere and Mavuta had tested positive for a banned recreational drug during an in-house dope test in December 2023. Besides the ban, the pair will also be fined 50 per cent of their salaries for three months effective January 2024.
Madhevere, 23, made his Zimbabwe debut in 2020 and the all-rounder has played a couple of Tests, 36 ODIs and 60 T20Is. Mavuta, also an all-rounder, made his debut in 2018. The 26-year-old has played four Tests, 12 ODIs and 10 T20Is.
"In taking the decision, the Committee also considered some mitigating factors, with both players showing remorse and having already started working on withdrawing from the habit and getting their systems clean," the statement added.
Apart from the pair, Kevin Kasuza has also been suspended from all cricketing activities pending a hearing. The 30-year-old wicketkeeper also tested positive for the use of a recreational drug.
