Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has admitted to violating the ICC Anti-Doping Code and agreed to participate in a rehabilitation program. Following this decision, the ICC has lifted his provisional suspension. The Mohammad Nawaz Doping Case will now proceed under the rehabilitation framework outlined by the anti-doping regulations.
According to the ICC, the 32-year-old’s doping sample was collected on February 7, 2026, after Pakistan’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match against the Netherlands in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The test detected the presence of a prohibited substance.
Under the ICC Anti-Doping Code, all of Nawaz’s match results and performances from the match against the Netherlands on February 7 through May 1, 2026, have been disqualified.
The ICC stated that Nawaz admitted the prohibited substance was used outside of competition and was not intended to enhance his sporting performance. He has been declared ineligible for three months, with the suspension considered effective from May 1, 2026, when he voluntarily accepted a provisional suspension.
The ICC also said that if Nawaz successfully completes the required rehabilitation program related to the prohibited substance, his period of ineligibility will be reduced from three months to one month. Since he agreed to participate in the rehabilitation program and has already completed approximately two and a half months of suspension, his provisional suspension has now been lifted. The Mohammad Nawaz Doping Case will remain subject to the ICC’s anti-doping compliance process.