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Doping scandal

The Pakistan Cricket Board has done well by recalling Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif after they tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone on the eve of their opening match with Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy. I feel sorry for the Rawalpindi Express' derailment. The cricket boards of all countries, including India, should introduce similar tests to ensure the menace does not become widespread.

K. Hari Krishnan,
Tuticorin, T.N.

No cricketing nation's sporting image has been so dented in recent times as Pakistan's. The doping scandal involving pace spearheads Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif adds another chapter to the controversies that dog Pakistani cricket.

S. Ramakrishnasayee,
Ranipet, T.N.

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