Prithvi Shaw suspended by BCCI until November 15 for doping violation

Shaw, in his response, said, he inadvertently took the drug because of consuming a cough syrup

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday suspended cricketer Prithvi Shaw for a period of eight months for doping violation.

The 19-year-old has been suspended until November 15, 2019. 

A BCCI release said Shaw had "inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups."

Apart from Shaw, two other domestic cricketers have also been handed suspensions by the BCCI for doping violations. 

An official release from the cricket board stated that the Mumbai cricketer provided a urine sample as part of an anti-doping testing program during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on