{"id":47334,"date":"2024-05-10T01:07:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T01:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/10\/zimbabwe-cricket-clears-wessly-madhevere-and-brandon-mavuta-to-return-to-action-after-drug-ban\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T01:07:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T01:07:55","slug":"zimbabwe-cricket-clears-wessly-madhevere-and-brandon-mavuta-to-return-to-action-after-drug-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/10\/zimbabwe-cricket-clears-wessly-madhevere-and-brandon-mavuta-to-return-to-action-after-drug-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Cricket clears Wessly Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta to return to action after drug ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2024\/05\/untitled-design-2024-05-09t141607-1715244371.jpg?resize=1200,675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Zimbabwe Cricket clears Wessly Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta to return to action after drug ban\" title=\"Zimbabwe Cricket clears Wessly Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta to return to action after drug ban\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"atimgbign\" id=\"story-featured-image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<figure class=\"artbigimg row\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : GETTY IMAGES<\/span> Wessly Madhevere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"artconfp\">Wessly Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta have been cleared by Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) to make a comeback to competitive cricket, having completed their four-month suspensions for drug use.  <!-- \/8323530\/ITv_Desktop_VDO_1X1 -->\n  <\/p>\n<p>The suspension was announced by the apex cricket governing body in Zimbabwe after the two players tested positive for a recreational drug in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the suspension, Mavuta and Madhevere were also fined 50% of their salaries for three months, starting January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The duo was asked to train as per Zimbabwe Cricket&#8217;s high-performance program and have now been cleared to participate in competitive cricket after passing their respective tests as confirmed by the managing director of Zimbabwe Cricket.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am pleased to welcome Wessly and Brandon back to competitive cricket after both of them underwent rehabilitation and also passed a drug test carried out to check if they were now clean,&#8221; Givemore Makoni, the ZC managing director, said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;More importantly, the two players acknowledged their mistakes and have vowed to stay clean and focus on their very promising careers as cricketers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The statement issued by Zimbabwe Cricket also mentioned that it is running its own anti-drugs programme &#8220;voluntarily and separately&#8221; from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).    <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Recognising the dangers that recreational drugs may cause, ZC opted to go beyond the ICC and WADA obligations by implementing an in-house drugs testing programme,&#8221;\u00a0Makoni said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a very important initiative that should be hailed for providing education, counselling and treatment, where appropriate, to rehabilitate players who have become involved with social drugs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The statement issued by Zimbabwe Cricket also revealed that a ZC Academy player\u00a0Davis Murwendo also returned a positive result for a social drug in the latest round of internal tests. 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