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[caption id="attachment_44411" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Subrata now has 3 weeks to present his case | Image: Twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: Indian national team and DSK Shivajians goalkeeper Subrata Paul has now three weeks to present his case before the anti-doping panel after his 'A' sample was resulted positive for a banned substance Terbutaline, the chief of the NADA said today. The "Spiderman of SouthEast Asia" was tested by the NADA in March and his 'A' sample tested positive for Terbutaline, a prohibited substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency list. Paul did not apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption. "The substance does not require immediate suspension and the athlete is free to play till the panel makes a decision," NADA chief Navin Agarwal told Reuters. Paul did not exercise his right to get his 'B' sample tested and is free to play as the substance features in the specified list of banned substances. He blamed a cough syrup for the positive test, according to local media. "As soon as he makes his submission, the panel will set a date for hearing," Agarwal told. Subrata has gone through a lot of ups and downs in his playing career and always has come out in flying colours. It would be another challenge for the ace goalkeeper to show the evidences to prove that he was innocent.