Pakistan cricketer Nawaz sanctioned after cannabis-related positive test | Cricket | Al Jazeera
Navigation menu Trending Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after testing positive for a cannabis-related substance and has been handed a three-month ban that can be reduced upon completion of a rehabilitation programme, the governing body said. Nawaz admitted the violation and demonstrated that the substance had been used out of competition in a manner unrelated to sporting performance, the ICC said in a statement on Friday. The 32-year-old tested positive for Carboxy-THC — a metabolite of THC, the psychoactive component in cannabis — after Pakistan’s T20 World Cup match against the Netherlands in February. Carboxy-THC is classified as a Substance of Abuse under the ICC’s Anti-Doping Code. The all-rounder was handed a three-month suspension, backdated to May 1, the date he started a voluntary provisional suspension. The ICC said that after serving about two and a half months under the provisional suspension and agreeing to undergo rehabilitation, his provisional suspension had been lifted.
Published: July 17, 2026 4:29 pm
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