"Mohammad Asif was found guilty by the IPL drug tribunal in as much as a prohibited substance namely Nandrolone was found in the urine sample extracted from the player during the support period and the match played on May 30th 2008 between the Delhi Daredevils and the Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai," the IPL's three-man anti-doping tribunal said in a statement published Wednesday by Cricinfo.com.
Asif will be ineligible for IPL until Sept. 21, ruling him out of the second season of the Twenty20 competition.
Asif had earlier asked to be released from his contract with IPL franchise the Delhi Daredevils while he challenged the charges. His appeal had been delayed several times.
He appealed against the results of the doping tests because the A and B samples showed different levels of Nandrolone, which he claimed was contained in eye drops he'd been using to treat a sore eye.
Asif was embroiled in another drug controversy last year, being detained in the United Arab Emirates for 19 days in June after 0.24 grams of opium were found in his wallet at Dubai Airport during a stop over on his way home from the IPL competition.
The Pakistan Cricket Board had suspended Asif from playing domestic and international cricket pending the IPL decision.
He is likely to miss the upcoming limited-overs series against Australia and the Twenty20 World Cup in England in June
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