Nasim Ashraf, the PCB chairman, has instructed the board officials to get the tests carried out as soon as possible so that the results are received from a laboratory in Malaysia before the final squad is picked on August 10. The tournament takes place in September.

"We will begin dope testing on the players as soon as possible," said Ahsan Malik, PCB's Communications Director. "It will take up to ten days to get the results of the tests, which is why the players' urine samples will be obtained over the next few days."