Indian Premier League chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi insists no player returned an adverse test in the 2009 tournament held in South Africa.
Cricket South Africa earlier confirmed fast bowler Dale Steyn has been asked to explain an abnormal finding in a drugs test conducted during the IPL.
Steyn, who was on duty with Bangalore Royal Challengers at the time of the test, had shown higher than normal amounts of morphine in a drugs test conducted during the IPL.
However, Modi said no player had tested positive.
"I'm aware of the reports from South Africa, but I can say that our anti-doping agency has not given us any input that Steyn or any other player had failed a dope test," Modi said.
Steyn's increased levels of morphine is believed to have been caused by painkillers the fast bowler used to relieve chronic migraines.
Modi indicated Steyn may have obtained a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) and hence would not face sanctions from the IPL.
"It's possible that he (Steyn) had declared that he was using a prescribed drug," Modi said.
"In any case, it's for Cricket South Africa or the International Cricket Council to take any action if needed."
Steyn has responded to the IPL's doping authorities and Cricket South Africa are confident his explanation will prove satisfactory.
The Proteas' team doctor, Mohammad Moosajee, said: "During the IPL's normal doping tests they found an abnormal analytical finding in one of Dale's tests.
"Since last summer Dale has been laid low by chronic migraines and has been taking a codeine painkiller called Myprodol. In the body codeine converts into morphine and the normal level of morphine is one microgram (per ml), Dale was at around 1.1 to 1.3.
"Because he was slightly above the level, they wanted to know why. A letter has been written to the IPL and we are awaiting the reply.
"But this is an adverse analytical finding and that is totally different from a doping violation."
Moosajee also insisted he was fully confident it would not be long before Steyn, who kept a written log of his medication intake, was fully cleared.
"As soon as the IPL come back to us and tell us they accept the explanation it will not be a problem, this happens all the time with players," he said.
"Until the finality comes from the IPL we won't know but we are confident right now that this is not a big issue."
Myprodol is not a banned substance and Moosajee believes there may have been a misunderstanding surrounding its use due to a branding issue.
Players are allowed to apply for a TUE for certain products.
Moosajee said: "Dale wrote down what he had been taking for his migraines but he and the team physios are obviously South Africa based. Myprodol may not be called Myprodol where he was playing so they wanted to know why the levels were high."
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Cricket South Africa earlier confirmed fast bowler Dale Steyn has been asked to explain an abnormal finding in a drugs test conducted during the IPL.
Steyn, who was on duty with Bangalore Royal Challengers at the time of the test, had shown higher than normal amounts of morphine in a drugs test conducted during the IPL.
However, Modi said no player had tested positive.
"I'm aware of the reports from South Africa, but I can say that our anti-doping agency has not given us any input that Steyn or any other player had failed a dope test," Modi said.
Steyn's increased levels of morphine is believed to have been caused by painkillers the fast bowler used to relieve chronic migraines.
Modi indicated Steyn may have obtained a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) and hence would not face sanctions from the IPL.
"It's possible that he (Steyn) had declared that he was using a prescribed drug," Modi said.
"In any case, it's for Cricket South Africa or the International Cricket Council to take any action if needed."
Steyn has responded to the IPL's doping authorities and Cricket South Africa are confident his explanation will prove satisfactory.
The Proteas' team doctor, Mohammad Moosajee, said: "During the IPL's normal doping tests they found an abnormal analytical finding in one of Dale's tests.
"Since last summer Dale has been laid low by chronic migraines and has been taking a codeine painkiller called Myprodol. In the body codeine converts into morphine and the normal level of morphine is one microgram (per ml), Dale was at around 1.1 to 1.3.
"Because he was slightly above the level, they wanted to know why. A letter has been written to the IPL and we are awaiting the reply.
"But this is an adverse analytical finding and that is totally different from a doping violation."
Moosajee also insisted he was fully confident it would not be long before Steyn, who kept a written log of his medication intake, was fully cleared.
"As soon as the IPL come back to us and tell us they accept the explanation it will not be a problem, this happens all the time with players," he said.
"Until the finality comes from the IPL we won't know but we are confident right now that this is not a big issue."
Myprodol is not a banned substance and Moosajee believes there may have been a misunderstanding surrounding its use due to a branding issue.
Players are allowed to apply for a TUE for certain products.
Moosajee said: "Dale wrote down what he had been taking for his migraines but he and the team physios are obviously South Africa based. Myprodol may not be called Myprodol where he was playing so they wanted to know why the levels were high."
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