West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, who is currently serving a one-year ban for violating the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) whereabouts clause, faces the prospect of having his ban extended to two years after the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) filed an appeal over the original sanction.

The explosive all-rounder was handed a one-year ban in January. The 28-year-old, in March last year, was accused by the JADCO for violating the whereabout clause. The JADCO claimed Russell had failed to file his whereabouts on three occasions in 2015- January 1, July 1 and July 25 despite being reminded through several means. In his defence, Russell had said he did not know how to file the whereabouts before insisting he had given the responsibility to his agent and travel agents to take care of the whereabouts since he was busy playing cricket. However, Russell was accused of “gross negligence” by the JADCO legal counsel for his mistake.

And even though the player has been sanctioned for his mistake, JADCO is pushing for a maximum of two-year suspension to be imposed on the player.

Speaking to Reuters on Wednesday (Febraury 8), JADCO chief executive Carey Brown confirmed the news that his organisation had filed an appeal with Jamaica’s five-member anti-doping Appeals Tribunal.

“(JADCO) has appealed,” Brown said.

Meanwhile, the West Indies star, who plies his trade for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, has been retained by the franchise. Venky Mysore, the CEO of the Kolkata-based franchise, had earlier showed his support for the player before insisting the ban was a result of an “administrative error”.