Pakistan’s Haider Ali attends a heat up session on November 13, 2022 in Melbourne. — AFP
LONDON: Pakistani worldwide batter Haider Ali has been cleared in an alleged rape case after Better Manchester Police decided there was not sufficient proof in opposition to him to again up the allegations by a British-Pakistani woman.
Ali was represented by felony legislation professional Barrister Moeen Khan.
The batter had been underneath investigation after a British-Pakistani lady accused him of raping her at a Manchester lodge. Police obtained the report on August 4 and arrested the 24-year-old cricketer the identical day.
The girl instructed police she first met Ali on July 23, 2025, at a Manchester lodge the place the alleged incident befell. She mentioned they met once more on August 1 in Ashford, about 4 hours by practice from Manchester.
She filed her grievance 4 days later — round two weeks after the primary assembly.
Throughout his police interview, Ali denied the rape allegation. He instructed investigators that he knew the lady effectively and that they had been buddies, including that the accusation got here as a shock to him.
Ali was arrested on the Spitfire County Cricket Floor in Kent, from the gamers’ canteen, and brought to Canterbury Police Station by Kent Law enforcement officials.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had mentioned Ali was provisionally suspended throughout the felony investigation.
Ali has represented Pakistan in 35 T20 internationals since making his debut in 2020, in addition to two one-day internationals.
