Rahul Sharma excluded from first ODI with Sri Lanka

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Indian spinner Rahul Sharma was on Saturday excluded from participating in first the ODI against Sri Lanka. The cricketer was tested positive for consumption of drugs in a rave party in Mumbai in May, making his arrest inevitable.

The Mumbai Police on Friday received reports of blood samples of 44 out of the 90 people, who had attended the sundown party at Oakwood Premier Hotel in Juhu.

The BCCI, however, stood by the cricketer and said it would investigate the matter thoroughly before deciding the future course of action.