Mohammad Nawaz has been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after ​testing positive for a cannabis-related substance, the ‌governing body said on Friday (July 17, 2026), with ​the Pakistan all-rounder being handed ⁠a three-month ban that can be reduced upon completion of a rehabilitation programme.

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The 32-year-old tested ‌positive for Carboxy-THC —a metabolite of THC, the psychoactive component ‌in cannabis—after Pakistan’s Twenty20 World ‌Cup ⁠match against the Netherlands in February.

Carboxy-THC ⁠is classified as a Substance of Abuse under the ICC’s Anti-Doping Code.

Nawaz admitted the violation and ​demonstrated that the ‌substance had been used out of competition in a manner unrelated to sporting performance, the ICC said.

The all-rounder was ‌handed a three-month suspension, backdated to ​May 1, the date he started a voluntary provisional suspension.

⁠The ICC said that after serving about two and a half months under the ‌provisional suspension and agreeing to undergo rehabilitation, his provisional suspension had been lifted.

The governing body added that, in line with its anti-doping code, Nawaz’s records from the Netherlands match on February ‌7 and subsequent matches until May 1 have ​been disqualified.

Nawaz featured in all seven of Pakistan’s matches at this ⁠year’s men’s T20 World Cup, from their ⁠opening game against the Netherlands through the Super Eights stage, where they ‌were eliminated. He scored 15 runs and took seven wickets in the ​tournament.