Melbourne, Feb 26: Shane Warne won't appeal his drug ban and will be out of cricket for 12 months.
The champion leg-spinner told the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday that he would not challenge the finding of its anti-doping tribunal after being found guilty of using a banned diuretic. After the tribunal handed down its decision last Saturday, Warne said he was devastated and planning to appeal the severity of the 12-month suspension.

The announcement that he wouldn't appeal came hours after the ACB released the full findings of the tribunal, in which Warne's evidence was described as vague and unreliable.
The 33-year-old Australian said the past two weeks had been "the toughest of my life" and his decision not to appeal was taken because, "I no longer want to put my family under even more stress".


Warne maintained that he had never used or needed performance-enhancing drugs, but admitted he made "a simple and innocent error of judgment" in taking the diuretic. "I am also disappointed that the committee has said that my evidence was vague and unsatisfactory," Warne said.
"Both my mother and I gave honest accounts under oath. The fact this has been brought into question is unfair." Warne said the length of the suspension was harsh, but he was determined to make a comeback when it ends on February 10 next year. Bureau Report