Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The cricketer was handed the sanction after testing positive for a cannabis-related substance in breach of the governing body’s anti-doping code.
In a statement issued on Friday, the ICC confirmed that the 32-year-old tested positive for Carboxy-THC, a metabolite of THC, the psychoactive component in cannabis.
The statmnent read “Nawaz admitted to the offence and demonstrated that the substance had been used out-of-competition, in a manner unrelated to sport performance.”
The result came following Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2026 match against the Netherlands in Colombo on February 7.
Carboxy-THC is classified as a Substance of Abuse under the ICC Anti-Doping Code.
According to the ICC, Nawaz admitted the anti-doping rule violation and demonstrated that the substance had been used out of competition and was unrelated to enhancing sporting performance.
Now, Nawaz has been imposed with a three-month period of ineligibility, which was backdated to May 1, when the cricketer voluntarily accepted a provisional suspension.
Previously, two cricketer from Pakistan have faced the same including pacers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif.
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