Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz smiles as he wears his helmet throughout the Asia Cup Twenty20 worldwide cricket Tremendous 4 match between India and Pakistan on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Dubai on September 4, 2022. — AFP
LAHORE: Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz is dealing with a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) investigation after experiences of a optimistic take a look at for a leisure substance, with the matter referred to the board by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC), ESPN Cricinfo reported.
In consequence, his proposed transfer to Surrey for England’s T20 Blast has collapsed.
Nawaz, who has represented Pakistan in 98 T20 internationals, is presently taking part in for Multan Sultans within the ongoing Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) season.
A PCB spokesperson instructed ESPN Cricinfo that the matter had been referred by the ICC and that the board had initiated its disciplinary course of.
“The International Cricket Council has informed the Pakistan Cricket Board about this matter, and the PCB has begun the due process. The results of this process will be communicated to the ICC today,” the spokesperson stated.
The ICC has declined to remark.
It’s understood that the optimistic take a look at pertains to samples taken throughout this 12 months’s T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, the place Nawaz featured in all seven of Pakistan’s matches.
The Inexperienced Shirts have been eradicated on the Tremendous Eight stage, with Nawaz scoring 15 runs and taking seven wickets throughout the match.
The 32-year-old had agreed phrases with Surrey and was anticipated to be accessible for everything of the T20 Blast, which runs from 26 Might to 18 July.
The PCB had issued him a No-Objection Certificates (NOC) for the competitors simply two weeks in the past, and Surrey had been getting ready to formally announce his signing.
Nonetheless, the settlement has now been cancelled, and Nawaz is not going to be a part of the English county facet this summer season. Surrey have additionally declined to touch upon the matter.
Nawaz has continued to characteristic often for Multan Sultans in PSL 11 and most not too long ago bowled three wicketless overs of their six-wicket win over RawalPindiz in Karachi on Tuesday.
