Zimbabwe Cricket has banned two of its cricketers, Wesley Madhevere and Brandon Mavutua for four-months, for recreational drug use. The duo received the punishment on Thursday, after they admitted their offence, during a disciplinary hearing last week.
Madhevere and Mavuta had tested positive for a banned substance, during an in-house dope test in December. They will also be fined 50% of their salaries, starting January 2024. “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,” a ZC release stated.
“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.”
Another player, Kevin Kasuza, has also been banned from cricketing activities for now, and a decision will be made further, after the hearing. Kasuza had also failed the dope test last week.
