Overview
- Greater Manchester Police arrested Haider Ali on August 4 following a rape complaint related to a July 23 incident in Manchester.
- He was interviewed under caution, released on bail and had his passport confiscated as part of the ongoing inquiry.
- The Pakistan Cricket Board placed Ali under provisional suspension on August 7 under its code of conduct and is providing him with legal assistance.
- The allegation stems from an incident during the Pakistan Shaheens’ tour of England, which concluded earlier this week.
- Ali, 24, debuted for Pakistan in 2020 and has appeared in two ODIs and 35 T20Is, leaving his cricketing future uncertain pending the investigation.