Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board wants to conduct dope tests on all 30 probables in its provisional World Cup squad and has directed its medical panel to obtain relevant kits from the World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratory in Malaysia.

"Instructions have been issued to the medical panel doctors to prepare for the tests which will be carried out before the World Cup because we don't want to take any chances before such a major tournament," a PCB official said.

The Board has to submit its final 15-member squad for the World Cup by February 13 but tests would only be possible after the team returns from South Africa, he said.

"But we will get the results before the team leaves for the tournament," the official added.

There is another possibility that PCB might send a representative to South Africa to conduct the tests on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, who were exonerated of doping charges despite testing positive for nandrolone, another PCB official said.

The Board has concerns traces of nandrolone might remain in their body by the time the World Cup is played and they could be targeted for random tests by the International Cricket Council and WADA agents in the tournament.

"We want to take precautionary measures ourselves and also reaffirm our commitment to a zero tolerance policy towards any kind of drugs in sports," the official said.