Cricket is a sport with documented doping cases, with 62 registered cases (0.4% of all violations). Pakistan leads in violations with 11 cases, while Cocaine is the most frequently detected substance (5 cases). The average suspension length is 15.2 months. Cricket ranks #29 globally among all sports tracked by the Anti-Doping Database..
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Cricket has the most violations in anti-doping rule violations globally, with 62 registered cases — 0.4% of all 14,828 verified cases in the Anti-Doping Database. Based on verified cases in the Anti-Doping Database.
Pakistan has the most violations in Cricket with 11 registered violations, representing a substantial portion of cases. This represents 17.7% of the sport's 62 total cases globally.
The average suspension length for sanctioned Cricket athletes in Pakistan is 15.2 months, shorter than the global average of 30.2 months.
Cocaine has the most violations in Cricket with 5 violations out of 62 total cases (8.1%). Though cases are more evenly distributed globally.
Globally, Cocaine has been detected in 273 cases across all sports, ranking #18 among all prohibited substances.
The average suspension length for Cocaine violations is 25.4 months, shorter than the global average of 30.2 months.
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