- Ireland’s Rebecca Stokell admits violating the International Criminal Court’s anti-doping code. The violation involved taking prescrion medication and she agreed to a voluntary suspension pending a disciplinary hearing. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 “The ICC said in a statement on Monday that it had informed Stokell of the alleged breach, which she later admitted and was voluntarily suspended.
- “Upon receipt of the notification, Stokell admitted the offense arising from the use of prescrion medication and agreed to a voluntary suspension effective October 23, 2026 pending the outcome of the disciplinary proceedings,” the ICC statement said.
- Cricket Ireland said it was an “inadvertent breach of reporting requirements” and that the substance it contained was not performance-enhancing.
Ireland’s Rebecca Stokell admits violating the International Criminal Court’s anti-doping code. The violation involved taking prescrion medication and she agreed to a voluntary suspension pending a disciplinary hearing. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 “The ICC said in a statement on Monday that it had informed Stokell of the alleged breach, which she later admitted and was voluntarily suspended.
“Upon receipt of the notification, Stokell admitted the offense arising from the use of prescrion medication and agreed to a voluntary suspension effective October 23, 2026 pending the outcome of the disciplinary proceedings,” the ICC statement said. Cricket Ireland said it was an “inadvertent breach of reporting requirements” and that the substance it contained was not performance-enhancing. “I fully accept my mistake and voluntarily entered into a period of suspension before the findings were made,” Stokell said.
“Although it has nothing to do with performance, I understand that I am responsible for complying with the anti-doping guidelines and hope to be able to play for Ireland again as soon as possible.” The 26-year-old Stokell has played 29 ODIs and 80 T20Is since making his international debut in 2017. The ICC said its sample was taken during an in-competition test on June 23, 2026. That day, Stokell played in Ireland’s T20 World Cup clash against Sri Lanka in Bristol, in which Ireland lost nine wickets.
Ireland ended their five games with just one win as they beat the West Indies by six wickets in their final league game. Stokell played in all five games but managed only 40 runs at an average of 10 in the tournament with a high score of 16*. His last pearance was the ODI series in England in September, which the hosts won 3-0.
Stokell has scored 468 runs in ODIs and 908 in T20Is with three and a half centuries each. The offense involved taking prescrion medication and she agreed to a voluntary suspension pending disciplinary proceedings. The impetus came from Rebecca Stokell late in the innings, Ireland v Sri Lanka, 1st Women’s T20I, Dublin, 11 August 2024. The offense involved taking prescrion medication and she accepted a voluntary suspension pending a disciplinary hearing. The offense involved taking prescrion medication and she agreed to a voluntary suspension pending disciplinary proceedings.
