A very shocking and big news is coming out from the cricket world, sports lovers and the corridors of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Former explosive batsman of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and well-known leader of T20 cricket, Chris Lynn is embroiled in a big controversy. Chris Lynn, famous for his explosive batting in T20 leagues in Australia and around the world, has been seriously accused of consuming cocaine. Due to this allegation, he had to face a one month ban from the cricket field, although he has completed his punishment. The England Cricket Regulator has officially disclosed this entire matter, after which there has been a stir in the cricket world. Let us know in detail what the whole matter is and how this disciplinary action has been taken on Chris Lynn after he was found positive in the dope test. Chris Lynn was found positive during the routine anti-doping test, the matter is related to the T20 Blast final. Giving complete information about the matter, sports officials said that 36-year-old experienced batsman Chris Lynn had failed in a routine anti-doping test during the final match of the T20 Blast played on July 18 this year and his test came positive. During that time, Chris Lynn was playing for the English county team Northamptonshire and was taking the field as an important player of the team. When his sample was tested in the laboratory, it was found to contain benzoylecgonine, which is considered a main metabolite of cocaine. After the banned substance was found in the doping test, the cricket board and the regulatory body immediately took cognizance of it and started the process of banning them under the rules. For Chris Lynn, who is one of the highest run-scorers in the history of Big Bash League (BBL), this controversy has proved to be a big setback in his career. Chris Lynn accepted his mistake, after completing the rehab program, his punishment was reduced. The most important thing is that instead of denying these serious allegations against him and the results of the doping test, Chris Lynn completely accepted his mistake. Understanding the seriousness of the matter, he displayed discipline and completed his rehab program with full dedication as per the prescribed rules. England Cricket Regulator has made it clear in its official release that Chris Lynn did not take this banned substance to get any kind of unfair or physical advantage (Performance Enhancing) in the game. Since the player immediately admitted his mistake and successfully completed the rehab process, the regulator reduced his ban period from three months to only one month in recognition of his cooperation. The cricket regulator said in its statement, "The cricket regulator had imposed a one-month ban on former Northamptonshire cricketer Chris Lynn, which he has now served completely."
Chris Lynn has been a part of KKR and Mumbai Indians in international career and IPL. Chris Lynn, an aggressive batsman originally from Australia, has represented many big teams in his cricket career. He has played a total of 18 T20 International matches and 4 ODI matches at the international level for his country Australia. Apart from this, his journey in the world's biggest T20 league i.e. IPL has been very wonderful. He has been an important part of the great franchise teams like Deccan Chargers, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians in IPL. While playing for Kolkata Knight Riders, he played many memorable and stormy innings, due to which he got special recognition as the 'former stormy batsman of KKR'. His last match in the IPL came in the year 2021 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Mumbai Indians. Although he has not been playing IPL for a long time now, he is still active in domestic T20 leagues. Now, just after completing this one month ban, Chris Lynn is all set to take the field once again and show off his bat in the Big Bash League (BBL) starting next month.