{"id":48722,"date":"2026-04-22T12:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=48722"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:04:28","slug":"mohammad-nawaz-in-trouble-after-positive-drug-test-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=48722","title":{"rendered":"Mohammad Nawaz in trouble after positive drug test: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz is under investigation by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after returning a positive test for recreational drug use, according to a media report on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old left-arm spinner, currently playing for Multan Sultans in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11, was reportedly flagged during testing conducted at the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>A PCB spokesperson confirmed that the matter is under review following formal communication from the International Cricket Council (ICC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ICC has informed the PCB about this matter, and the board has begun due process. The outcome will be communicated to the ICC,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>The ICC has not issued a public statement on the case.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that the sample in question was taken during the global tournament, where Nawaz played all seven matches for Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>He scored 15 runs and claimed seven wickets as Pakistan exited the competition at the Super Eight stage.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation comes as Nawaz continues to feature in PSL 2025, raising questions over his immediate availability depending on the outcome of the inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>The development has also affected Nawaz\u2019s planned participation in England\u2019s T20 Blast. His proposed deal with Surrey County Cricket Club has reportedly been cancelled following the positive test.<\/p>\n<p>Nawaz had earlier secured a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the PCB and was expected to feature in the tournament, scheduled from late May to mid-July. However, Surrey opted not to proceed with the signing. The county has declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>The case places Nawaz under scrutiny at a crucial time in the PSL 11 season, with the PCB\u2019s findings likely to determine any further action.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz is under investigation by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after returning a positive test for recreational drug use, according to a media report on Wednesday. The 32-year-old left-arm spinner, currently playing for Multan Sultans in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11, was reportedly flagged during testing conducted at the ICC Men\u2019s T20 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48722\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}