PCB clears rape allegation to lift ban on Pakistan star ahead of T20 World Cup 2026
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has cleared the rape case allegation to lif the ban on this star batter ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026, which will take place from February next year, in India and Sri Lanka.
The Pakistan batter, Haider Ali, has been cleared to resume his cricket with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revoking his provisional suspension months after he was found not guilty in the rape case, which was filed in Manchester. Ali, who hasn’t played any competitive cricket since September this year, is now among the nine Pakistan players to participate in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Haider has overall notched up 505 runs for the Pakistan side in 32 innings of the T20I cricket at an average of 17.41 and a strike rate of 124.69 with the help of three half-centuries at the best score of 68 runs. Overall in T20s, the middle-order batter clubbed 3141 runs in 154 innings at a strike rate of 139.65 with 17 fifties at the best score of unbeaten 91 runs.
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As per the reports, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the no objection certificate (NOC) has been issued for the group. “The Players have been permitted to play the event on January 23.” The board has revealed in a statement.
PCB clears rape case allegation on Haider Ali to lift ban before T20 World Cup 2026
Ali’s career came to a halt earlier this year when a United Kingdom-born Pakistan woman accused him of the rape case while he was involved in the tour to England with the Pakistan Shaheens’ side. The PCB didn’t waste any time before suspending him immediately, besides describing the step as precautionary.
Meanwhile, the Greater Manchester Police has also closed the case on September 25, concluding there was evidence to arrest the cricket and put him in court. The PCB has allowed the batter to return to professional cricket, which will provide him a chance to feature in the BPL 2025/26.
Haider will be part of the league alongside Muhammad Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed, Sahibzada Farhan, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Khwaja Nafay, and Ehsanullah. Among some of the notable omissions of the squad, the wicket-keeper batter, Umar Akmal, is part of the group to be denied an NOC.
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