Follow UsPakistan batter Haider Ali, who was provisionally suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after rape allegations, has been cleared of any wrongdoing. As a result, his suspension has been lifted, and he has been allowed to participate in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
He was among nine Pakistani players who had been given NOCs to play in the tournament. "The players have been given permission to play the event until 23rd January,” a source in the board said, according to NDTV.
Haider was on tour in England when a UK-born Pakistani woman filed a rape complaint against the batter. However, the Manchester Police did not find enough evidence, and as a result, no further action was taken, and the case was closed in September. The 25-year-old batter has played 35 T20Is and three ODIs for Pakistan so far.
Mohammad Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed, Sahabzada Farhan, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Khawaja Nafay and Ehsanaullah are among the players who have been granted permission to play in the BPL. However, Umar Akmal was not offered the same courtesy and has requested an explanation from the PCB.
"I don't know the reason, but I have missed out on some very good contracts because the board is just not clearing my applications to issue NOC to me,” he said.