Pakistan all-rounder Nawaz sanctioned after cannabis-related positive test

July 17 : Mohammad Nawaz has been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after testing positive for a cannabis-related substance, the governing body said on Friday, with the Pakistan all-rounder being handed a three-month ban that can be reduced upon completion of a rehabilitation programme.The 32-year-old tested positive for Carboxy-THC - a metabolite of THC, the psychoactive component in cannabis - after Pakistan's Twenty20 World Cup match against the Netherlands in February.Carboxy-THC is classified as a Substance of Abuse under the ICC's Anti-Doping Code.Nawaz admitted the violation and demonstrated that the substance had been used out of competition in a manner unrelated to sporting performance, the ICC said. The all-rounder was handed a three-month suspension, backdate