Rahul Sharma left out of playing eleven in first ODI; BCCI to study police report before taking any action

Leg-spinner spinner Rahul Sharma, who tested positive for recreational drugs after being caught at a rave party, was on Saturday left out of the Indian team for the first one-dayer against Sri Lanka at Hambantota.

Rahul, along with South African cricketerWayne Parnell, was detained by police after being caught in a rave party in Mumbai during the Indian Premier League in May.  The two were among 42 people who tested positive for drugs, the Mumbai Police said on Friday.

Meanwhile, Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla on Saturday said the BCCI will study the police report before taking any action against Rahul Sharma, who tested positive for drugs in a rave party in Mumbai during the fifth IPL.

"The Police report will be studied before taking any action against Rahul Sharma Only after studying the report we will proceed," ," Shukla clarified on Saturday.