Ex-KKR star completes one-month ban after testing positive for cocaine use

India Today · India Today Sports Desk · 2026-11-06 13:22 UTC

Former KKR batter Chris Lynn has completed a one-month ban after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite during England039s T20 Blast The Australian admitted to cocaine use with authorities ruling it an out-of-competition offence

Former KKR batter Chris Lynn has completed a one-month ban after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite during England's T20 Blast. The Australian admitted to cocaine use, with authorities ruling it an out-of-competition offence.

Former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Chris Lynn has completed a one-month suspension after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite during England's domestic T20 Blast competition earlier this year. The Australian admitted to using the recreational drug in July, with cricket authorities accepting that the substance was taken out of competition and had no connection to sporting performance.

Lynn, 36, was representing Northamptonshire when he returned a positive anti-doping test on July 18, following his team's title-winning campaign at the T20 Blast Finals Day. He was provisionally suspended on July 31 and subsequently admitted to using cocaine during a period spanning July 15 and 16.

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