Mumbai/Jallandhar,
May 21: Pune Warriors' players Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell claimed
Monday that they don't use drugs and they were at the wrong place at the
wrong time when the Mumbai police raided a rave party at the Oakwood
Premier hotel near Juhu beach.
South African pacer
Parnell, who converted to Islam last year, and India leg-spinner Sharma
were among the 100 people who were rounded up Sunday after police busted
a rave party. Both are Indian Premier League players.
"I
don't do drugs. Myself and Rahul were there at the hotel in a party at
the request of a friend. We went there and at 7'o'clock police were all
over in the party. We were just at the wrong place at the wrong time,"
said Parnell in Mumbai.
Addressing the media in
Jallandhar, Sharma said: "I was invited to a birthday party. Wayne
Parnell was with me, I did not know that there was a rave party at the
hotel."
Sharma maintained that he is clean and also said that he would give up cricket if he tests positive.
"We
reached there at around 7 in the evening and all of a sudden within
half an hour of us reaching there, the police raid happened. We didn't
know what was happening, I asked the police officers and they told me
that a raid was in progress.," Sharma said.
"We have
cooperated with the police and have even given medical tests. I belong
to a simple family and have not even had a beer in my life. Where does
the question of attending a rave party arise? I will give up the sport
if my tests come out positive. I have told everything to the team
management and things would be clear once the medical report comes out,"
he said.
Asked if the friend who invited them was an old
acquaintance, Parnell said: "It was an old friend and we met him last
year. We have been in touch with him since then. We have nothing to do
with drugs. We are on the WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) list and
tested regularly."
The 22-year-old from Port Elizabeth
said he and Sharma had given their blood and urine samples for testing
and that he was confident they would come out clean.
"We
fully cooperated with the cops. We have also given them our blood and
urine sample and I am confident that our reports will be negative," said
Parnell.
Parnell said after they were rounded up, they were separated in two groups of boys and girls and were taken to a hospital.
"We
were taken to two-three hospitals and then landed up at the same
hospital were the group was there. We have signed all the papers and
submitted the documents as well," he said.
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