Pakistan cricketer Haider Ali has been cleared of all allegations by the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in the UK. The 24-year-old was arrested last month on suspicion of rape but has now been freed of all charges, allowing him to return to Pakistan.
GMP Statement on Case Closure
The GMP confirmed that the investigation had been thoroughly reviewed and was now officially closed.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒚,” 𝑮𝑴𝑷 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑬𝑺𝑷𝑵𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐. “𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆.”
The police also added that the case could be reopened if new evidence comes to light.
PCB Awaiting Haider’s Return
Haider, who was part of Pakistan Shaheens’ UK tour, was arrested during a match in Beckenham on August 3. The alleged incident reportedly took place in Manchester on July 23. At the time, he was released on bail, while the alleged victim was offered support by the authorities.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has acknowledged the charges being dropped but has not yet decided if further action will be taken under its Code of Conduct.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝑪𝑩 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝑯𝒂𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑷𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏.”
Haider Ali’s Career So Far
Haider has represented Pakistan in 2 ODIs and 35 T20Is. He rose to prominence in the PSL 2020 with Peshawar Zalmi, scoring 239 runs at a strike rate of 157.23. His explosive batting style earned him a national call-up the same year, where he scored a 33-ball 54 on debut against England in Manchester.
While inconsistency has affected his international career, Haider remains seen as a promising talent whose aggressive approach suits Pakistan’s evolving T20 strategy.
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