The 29-year-old Shah wants to be compared to his idol Shane Warne and he has taken a further step in that direction by testing positive for a banned diuretic. Warne received a 12 month stand-down but Shah faces a much longer time out of the game.
His failed test came after Pakistan's second one-day international against England in November before the ICC investigated some unusual tactics from Pakistan in the third limited overs match.
Sri Lanka's wicket-keeper batsman Kusal Perera was sent home before the start of his side's tour of New Zealand, after testing positive for steroids.
Other Pakistan players to land in hot water with the ICC:
November 1, 2006: Fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were banned for two years and one year respectively after both were found guilty of using the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone. Both were absolved by a tribunal because the tests were conducted out of competition.
October 2, 2012: Left-arm spinner Abdul Rehman was banned for 12 weeks by the England and Wales Cricket Board under its anti-doping rules after testing positive for the recreational drug cannabis during his stint with Somerset county.
May 7, 2014: Kashif Siddiq was banned for two years for violating anti-doping rules.
May 25, 2015: Pakistan's spinner Raza Hasan banned for two years after failing a dope test in national competition.
Dec 27, 2015: The International Cricket Council provisionally suspended leg-spinner Yasir Shah for violating anti-doping rules.
