Recreational cricketer Vaibhav Sharma has been suspended by the Sports Tribunal for four years for the possession and attempted use of prohibited substances.

Mr Sharma was provisionally suspended without opposition for the anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) on 28 April 2023 following New Zealand Customs Service intercepting a package addressed to Mr Sharma. The package contained prohibited substances valued at just under $4000.

Mr Sharma denied the ADRVs and elected to attend a hearing held last week.