South Africa allrounder Wayne Parnell's participation in IPL 2013 is in no doubt, according to his franchise Pune Warriors, despite him being one of 35 "wanted" foreign nationals for allegedly testing positive for recreational drugs following a police raid on a party in Mumbai last year. Parnell's IPL team-mate, Punjabi legspinner Rahul Sharma, who had also reportedly consumed drugs at the party, is also "supposed to join the squad as per schedule", a franchise official told ESPNcricinfo.
Parnell and Sharma were among 90 people detained following the party at a hotel in the Juhu suburb of Mumbai on May 20 last year, a day after Pune Warriors' IPL 2012 campaign ended. According to reports, drugs including cocaine, MDMA and cannabis were consumed at the party.
Of the 90 people, 86 apparently tested positive - 35 foreign nationals, who have been "shown as wanted" as per a police official, and 51 Indians. These 86 people had a 1200-page charge sheet drawn up against them last month, according to PTI.
Apart from the players' franchise, Tony Irish, the chief executive of the South Africa Cricketers' Association, also played down the issue. "Wayne has an individual agent who will deal the matter but we, as the players' association, will assist him in any way we can," Irish said. "From what we know of the facts, there is little substance to them."
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