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Cricket-Pakistan batsman Haider Ali under investigation by UK police
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Posted on August 7, 2025
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Pakistan's Haider Ali is under investigation by UK police after an arrest in Manchester. The PCB has suspended him pending the investigation's outcome.
(Reuters) -Batsman Haider Ali is being investigated by Greater Manchester Police after he was arrested following an incident during the Pakistan A team's tour of England, officials said on Thursday.
When contacted by Reuters about the criminal investigation into Ali, the Greater Manchester Police said in an email: "After receiving a report on Monday 4 August 2025 of a rape, we have arrested a 24-year-old man.
"It's alleged that the incident occurred on Wednesday 23 July 2025 at a premises in Manchester.
"The man has since been bailed pending further enquiries. The victim is being supported by officers."
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Ali has been provisionally suspended for the duration of the criminal investigation.
"The PCB fully respects the legal procedures and processes of the United Kingdom and acknowledges the importance of allowing the investigation to run its due course," the PCB said in a statement.
"Accordingly, the PCB has decided to place Haider Ali under provisional suspension, effective immediately, pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation.
"Once the legal proceedings are concluded and all facts have been duly established, the PCB reserves the right to take appropriate action under its Code of Conduct, if necessary."
Ali has represented Pakistan in 35 Twenty20 internationals since making his debut in 2020 as well as two one-day Internationals.
(Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru, Additional reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
Haider Ali is being investigated by Greater Manchester Police following a report of a rape incident that allegedly occurred on July 23, 2025.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has provisionally suspended Haider Ali for the duration of the criminal investigation, respecting the legal processes in the UK.
Haider Ali has been arrested and subsequently bailed pending further enquiries by the police.
Haider Ali has represented Pakistan in 35 Twenty20 internationals and two one-day internationals since his debut in 2020.
The PCB has stated that it fully respects the legal procedures of the UK and acknowledges the importance of allowing the investigation to proceed without interference.
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