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\nPakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been handed a three-month period of ineligibility by the International Cricket Council for breaching the Anti-Doping Code, with the suspension backdated to May 1, 2026.
\nHowever, the sanction will be reduced to one month if he completes a substance-of-abuse rehabilitation programme approved by the ICC, allowing him to make an earlier return to cricket.
\nAccording to a press statement issued by the ICC, the 32-year-old had tested positive for a Substance of Abuse (Carboxy-THC) under the ICC Anti-Doping Code following a doping test carried out after Pakistan\u2019s ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 match against the Netherlands in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 7 this year.
\nThe ICC clarified that the case involved a Substance of Abuse and that the substance was not taken for sporting advantage. Nawaz\u2019s eligibility to return to cricket will depend on the successful completion of the required rehabilitation process.
\n\u201cNawaz has accepted a three-month period of ineligibility,\u201d the ICC said and added that the suspension period \u201cwill be reduced to one month on completion of a substance of abuse treatment programme for breaching the ICC Anti-Doping Code\u201d.
\nThe ICC confirmed that Nawaz admitted to the offence and demonstrated that the substance had been used out-of-competition, in a manner unrelated to sport performance.
\nUnder the ICC Anti-Doping Code, the violation resulted in a three-month suspension, which has been backdated to May 1, 2026, the date he began a voluntary provisional suspension.
\nHowever, the suspension can be reduced to one month if Nawaz successfully completes a substance-of-abuse rehabilitation programme to the ICC\u2019s satisfaction. Having already served around two and a half months of provisional suspension, Nawaz\u2019s ban effectively allows him to return once the rehabilitation requirement is fulfilled.
\nIf he does not complete the programme, the full three-month ineligibility period would run until August 1, 2026.
\nAs part of the sanction, Nawaz\u2019s records from Pakistan\u2019s match against the Netherlands on February 7, 2026, along with his performances in subsequent matches until May 1, have been disqualified in accordance with the ICC Anti-Doping Code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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