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Afridi undergoes dope test

June 22, 2009 14:32 IST

The International Cricket Council [ Images ] conducted a dope test on the Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi [ Images ] after his team won the Twenty20 [ Images ] World Cup title defeating Sri Lanka [ Images ] in the final at Lord's.

Afridi, who was man-of-the-match in Pakistan's eight-wicket victory over their sub-continental rivals in Sunday night's summit clash, was called for the surprise test by ICC [ Images ] officials after the match.

The dope test is believed to be part of ICC's routine practice under which any cricketer could be called for such a test during ICC events.

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