10.5.3.2 The extent to which the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility may be suspended shall be based on the seriousness of the anti-doping rule violation committed by the Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnel and the significance of the SubstantialAssistance provided by the Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnel to the effort to eliminate doping in sport. 

 
10.5.3.3 No more than three-quarters of the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility may be suspended under this Article 10.5.3. If the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility is a lifetime, the non-suspended period under this Article must be no less than 8 years.

 
10.5.3.4 If the BCCI or Anti-Doping Tribunal suspends any part of the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility under this Article, it shall promptly provide a written justification for its decision to WADA and to the ICC.

 
10.5.3.5 If the BCCI subsequently reinstates any part of the suspended period of Ineligibility because the Cricketer or other Person has failed to provide the Substantial Assistance that was anticipated, the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel may appeal the reinstatement pursuant to Article 13.2.

10.5.4 Admission of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation in the Absence of Other Evidence

Where a Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel voluntarily admits the commission of an anti-doping rule violation before having received either: (a) notification of a Sample collection that could establish an anti-doping rule violation (in the case of an anti-doping rule violation under Article 2.1), or (b) notification of the anti-doping rule violation (in the case of any other anti-doping rule violation), and that admission is the only reliable evidence of the violation at the time of admission, then the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility may be reduced, but not by more than half.

10.5.5 Where a Cricketer or Other Person Establishes Entitlement to Reduction of Suspension in Sanction under More than One Provision of Article 10.5

Before applying any reduction or suspension under Articles 10.5.2, 10.5.3 or 10.5.4, the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility shall be determined in accordance with Articles 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.6. If the Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnel establishes entitlement to a reduction or suspension of the period of Ineligibility under two or more of Articles 10.5.2, 10.5.3 or 10.5.4, then the period of Ineligibility may be reduced or suspended, but not below one-quarter of the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility.

10.6 AggravatingCircumstances Which May Increase the Period of Ineligibility

10.6.1 If the BCCIestablishes in an individual case involving an anti-doping rule violation other than violations under Article 2.7 (Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking) and 2.8 (Administration or Attempted Administration) that aggravating circumstances are present that justify the imposition of a period of Ineligibility greater than the standard period, then the period of Ineligibility otherwise applicable shall be increased up to a maximum of four years, unless the Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnel can prove to the comfortable satisfaction of the Anti-Doping Tribunal that he/she did not knowingly commit the anti-doping rule violation.

10.6.2 A Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel can avoid the application of this Article by admitting the anti-doping rule violation promptly after being confronted with it by the BCCI.

10.7 Multiple Violations

In determining whether an anti-doping rule violation under these Rules is a first offence, not only previous anti-doping rule violations under these Rules but also previous anti-doping rule violations under other relevant rules (such as the ICC Code) will be counted.

10.7.1 Second Anti-Doping Rule Violation

For a second anti-doping rule violation, the period of Ineligibility shall be within the range set forth in the table below.

Second Violation     First Violation	RS	FFMT	NSF	St	AS	TRA
RS	1-4	2-4	2-4	4-6	8-10	10-life
FFMT	1-4	4-8	4-8	6-8	10-life	life
NSF	1-4	4-8	4-8	6-8	10-life	life
St	2-4	6-8	6-8	8-life	life	life
AS	4-5	10-life	10-life	life	life	life
TRA	8-life	life	life	life	life	life

Definitions for purposes of the second anti-doping rule violation table:

RS (Reduced sanction for Specified Substance under Article 10.4): The anti-doping rule violation was or should be sanctioned by a reduced sanction under Article 10.4 because it involved a Specified Substance and the other conditions under Article 10.4 were met.

FFMT (Filing Failures and/or Missed Tests): The anti-doping rule violation was or should be sanctioned under Article 10.3.2 (Filing Failures and/or Missed Tests).

NSF (Reduced sanction for No Significant Fault or Negligence): The anti-doping rule violation was or should be sanctioned by a reduced sanction under Article 10.5.2 because No SignificantFault or Negligence under Article 10.5.2 was established by the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel.

St (Standard sanction under Articles 10.2 or 10.3.1): The anti-doping rule violation was or should be sanctioned by the standard sanction of two years under Article 10.2 or 10.3.1.

AS (Aggravated sanction): The anti-doping rule violation was or should be sanctioned by an aggravated sanction under Article 10.6 because the conditions set out in Article 10.6 were established.

TRA (Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking and administration or Attempted administration): The anti-doping rule violation was or should be sanctioned by a sanction under Article 10.3.3.
10.7.2 Application of Articles 10.5.3 and 10.5.4 to Second Anti-Doping Rule Violation

Where a Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnel who has committed a second anti-doping rule violation establishes an entitlement to suspension or reduction of a portion of the period of Ineligibility under Article 10.5.3 or Article 10.5.4, the Anti-Doping Tribunal shall first determine the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility within the range established in the table in Article 10.7.1, and then shall apply the appropriate reduction or suspension, provided that the remaining period of Ineligibility after such reduction or suspension must be at least one-quarter of the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility.

10.7.3 Third Anti-Doping Rule Violation

A thirdanti-doping rule violation will always result in a lifetime period of Ineligibility, unless the third violation fulfills the conditions for elimination or reduction of the period of Ineligibility under Article 10.4 or involves a violation of Article 2.4 (Filing Failures and/or Missed Tests), in which case the period of Ineligibility imposed shall be from eight years to life.

10.7.4 AdditionalRules for Certain Potential Multiple Violations

10.7.4.1 For purposes of imposing sanctions under Article 10.7, an anti-doping rule violation will only be considered a second violation if the BCCI can establish that the Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnel committed the second anti-doping rule violation after he/she received notice pursuant to Article 7, or after the BCCI made reasonable efforts to give such notice, of the first anti-doping rule violation. If the BCCI cannot establish this, the violations shall be considered together as one single first violation for sanctioning purposes, and the sanction imposed shall be based on the violation that carries the more severe sanction. However, the occurrence of multiple violations may be considered as a factor in determining aggravating circumstances under Article 10.6.

10.7.4.2 If, after the resolution of a first anti-doping rule violation, the BCCI discovers a second anti-doping rule violation by the Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnel that occurred prior to notification of the first violation, then an additional sanction shall be imposed based on the sanction that could have been imposed if the two violations would have been adjudicated at the same time. Results in all Matches dating back to the earlier anti-doping rule violation will be Disqualified in accordance with Article 10.8. To avoid the possibility of a finding of aggravating circumstances under Article 10.6 on account of the earlier-in-time but later-discovered violation, the Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnel must voluntarily admit the earlier anti-doping rule violation on a timely basis after notice of the violation for which he/she is first charged. The same rule shall also apply when the BCCI discovers facts involving another prior violation after the resolution of a second anti-doping rule violation.
10.7.5 Multiple Anti-Doping Rule Violations during an Eight-Year Period

Any prior anti-doping rule violation shall only be taken into account for purposes of Article 10.7 if it took place within a period of eight years prior to the anti-doping rule violation under consideration.

10.8 Disqualification of Individual Results Obtained in Matches Subsequent to Sample Collection or Commission of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation

In addition to the automatic Disqualification, pursuant to Article 9, of the Cricketer’s individual results obtained by the Cricketer’s individual performance in the Match which produced the Adverse Analytical Finding, all other competitive results obtained from the date that the Sample in question was collected (whether In-Competition or Out-of-Competition), or other anti-doping rule violation occurred, through to the commencement of any Provisional Suspension or Ineligibility period, shall (unless the Anti-Doping Tribunal determines that fairness requires otherwise) be Disqualified with the following consequences: (a) forfeiture of any individual medals or other prizes awarded; and (b) forfeiture of any official ranking points. The lack of any evidence that the Cricketer’s performance was enhanced during subsequent Matches shall not of itself be sufficient to trigger the Anti-Doping Tribunal’s discretion under Article 10.8.

10.9 Commencement of Ineligibility Period

Except as provided below, the period of Ineligibility shall commence on the date that the decision imposing the period of Ineligibility is issued.

10.9.1 Where there have been substantial delays in the hearing process or other aspects of Doping Control not attributable to the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel, the period of Ineligibility may be deemed to have started at an earlier date, commencing as early as the date of last occurrence of the anti-doping rule violation (which, in the case of an Article 2.1 violation, would be on the date of Sample collection), taking into account any such period of delay.

10.9.2 Where the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel promptly (which means, in any event, before the Cricketer competes again) admits the anti-doping rule violation after being confronted with it by the BCCI, the period of Ineligibility subsequently imposed on him/her may be back-dated so that it is deemed to have commenced as far back as the date of last occurrence of the anti-doping rule violation (which, in the case of an Article 2.1 violation, would be on the date of Sample collection). However, this discretion to back-date is subject to the following limit: the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel must actually serve at least one-half of the period of Ineligibility, ie the commencement date of that period of Ineligibility cannot be back-dated such that he/she actually serves less than one-half of that period.

10.9.3 Any period of Provisional Suspension served by the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel (whether imposed in accordance with Article 7.6 or voluntarily accepted by the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel) shall be credited against the total period of Ineligibility to be served. To get credit for any period of voluntary Provisional Suspension, however, the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel must have given written notice at the beginning of such period to the BCCI. No credit against a period of Ineligibility shall be given for any time period before the effective date of the Provisional Suspension or voluntary Provisional Suspension, regardless of the Cricketer’s or Cricketer Support Personnel’s status during such period.

10.10 Status DuringIneligibility

10.10.1 Prohibition against Participation during Ineligibility

10.10.1.1 No Cricketer or Cricket SupportPersonnelwho has been declared Ineligible may, during the period of Ineligibility, play, coach or otherwise participate or be involved in any capacity in: (a) a Match or any other function, event or activity (other than authorised anti-doping education or rehabilitation programs) authorised, organised, sanctioned, recognised or supported in any way by the BCCI or by any body that is a member of, or affiliated to, or licensed by the BCCI; or (b) any Match or any other function, event or activity authorised or organised by any professional league or any international or national level tournament/eventorganiser (whether or not the party authorising or organising the Match or event in question is a Signatory, any club or other body that is a member of, or affiliated to, or licensed by, a Signatory or a Signatory’s member organisation). Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnel shall not, during any period of Ineligibility, be given accreditation for, or otherwise granted access to, any Match, function, event or activity of the type referred to in this Article and any such accreditation previously issued shall be withdrawn. In addition, the BCCI shall take all steps within its power to have the period of Ineligibility recognised and enforced by all other relevant parties, including all other Signatories pursuant to Article 15.4 of the World Anti-Doping Code. 

 
10.10.1.2 A Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel who is subject to a period of Ineligibility longer than four years may, after completing four years of the period of Ineligibility, participate in local sport events in a sport other than cricket, but only so long as the local sport event is not at a level that could otherwise qualify such Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnel directly or indirectly to compete in (or accumulate points toward) a national championship or international tournament/event. 

10.10.1.3 A Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnel who is subject to a period of Ineligibility shall remain subject to Testing during that period. If a Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnelcommits an anti-doping rule violation during a period of Ineligibility (including but not limited to an anti-doping rule violation under Article 2.1), this shall be treated as a separate anti-doping rule violation under the Rules.

10.10.2 Violation of the Prohibition of Participation during Ineligibility Where a Cricketer or Cricketer SupportPersonnel who has been declared Ineligible violates the prohibition against participation during such period of Ineligibility, the period of Ineligibility that was originally imposed shall start over again as of the date of such participation. The new period of Ineligibility may be reduced under Article 10.5.2 if the CricketerorCricketerSupportPersonnel establishes that he/she bears No Significant Fault or Negligence for such participation. The determination of whether the prohibition against participation whilst Ineligible has been violated, and whether a reduction under Article 10.5.2 is appropriate, shall be made by the BCCI, and such decision shall be subject to appeal in accordance with Article 13. In any case, any results obtained by the Cricketer as a result of such participation shall be automatically Disqualified with all resulting consequences, including forfeiture of any individual medals, individual titles, individual ranking points and individual prizes obtained in that Match or other tournament/event and the non-inclusion of the Cricketer’s performance statistics in that Match or other tournament/event towards individual averages and/or records.

10.10.3 Withholding of Financial Support during Ineligibility

In addition, for any anti-doping rule violation not involving a reduced sanction for Specified Substances as described in Article 10.4, some or all sport-related financial support or other sport-related benefits received by the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel may be withheld by the BCCI.

10.11 ReinstatementTesting

10.11.1 As a condition to regaining eligibility at the end of a period of Provisional Suspension or Ineligibility, a Cricketer must make him/herself available for Out-of-CompetitionTesting by the BCCI and the ICC (where it has jurisdiction to test him/her during that period of Provisional Suspension or Ineligibility), and must comply with any whereabouts requirements specified by the BCCI.

10.11.2 If a Cricketer who is subject to a period of Ineligibilitydoes not make him/herself available for Testing (whether because of retirement or otherwise), the Cricketer shall not be eligible for reinstatement until he/she ha made him/herself available for Testing (by notifying BCCIin writing) for a period of time equal to the period of Ineligibility remaining as at the date that he/she first stopped making him/herself available for Testing.

10.11.3 During such remaining period of Ineligibility, a minimum of two (2) tests must be conducted on the Cricketer. The BCCI shall be responsible for conducting the necessary tests, but tests by the ICC may be used to satisfy the requirement. The results of such testsshallbe reported to the ICC. In addition, immediately prior to the end of the period of Ineligibility, upon request a Cricketer must undergo Testing at the instance of the BCCI for the Prohibited Substances and Methods that are prohibited in Out-of-Competition Testing.

10.11.4 Once the period of Ineligibility has expired, and the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel has fulfilled the conditions of reinstatement, then provided that the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel has paid in full all amounts forfeited under the Rules, and has satisfied in full any award of costs made against him/herby any Anti-Doping Tribunal and/or by the CAS following any appeal made pursuant to Article 13, the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel will become automatically re-eligible to participate (or assist the participation of a Cricketer) and no application by the Cricketer or Cricketer Support Personnel will be necessary.