Rajan Kumar, a left-arm pacer from Uttarakhand, was recently suspended provisionally by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for prohibited substances. Earlier this season, Kumar last played for Uttarakhand in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
An article in India Today claims that Kumar’s dope sample tested positive for three illegal chemicals, including Clomifene and the anabolic steroids Drostanolone and Metenolone. Clomifene is usually provided to women as a fertility medication, whereas metenolone and dronolone are well-known for their ability to increase muscle mass and performance. However, male sportsmen also abuse it to raise their testosterone levels.
Kumar last played for Uttarakhand on December 8, 2025, in Ahmedabad during their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group D match against Delhi.
In accordance with regular anti-doping protocols, NADA temporarily suspended Kumar after the adverse test result. It’s unknown whether the cricket player would contest the results or request testing of his B sample because he hasn’t made a formal statement yet.
In 2019, Prithvi Shaw was tested for doping.
Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Anshula Rao was busted in 2020, while Prithvi Shaw was the latest Indian cricket player to flunk a drug test in 2019. Shaw’s 2019 case garnered national attention as the batter acknowledged breaking the Anti-Doping Rule by claiming that an over-the-counter cough medication allowed the banned drug terbutaline to enter his system. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) banned Shaw for eight months.
For three years running, India has been at the top of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s annual list of countries with the highest number of doping violations. The topic has received a lot of attention because India is bidding for the 2036 Olympic Games and is scheduled to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad.
Mansukh Mandaviya, the minister of sports, had already ordered the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and NADA to launch vigorous awareness campaigns and take severe measures against repeat offenders.
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