Who is Haider Ali? All you need to know about Pakistan cricketer arrested over rape allegations
Haider has been provisionally suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board after getting arrested by the Greater Manchester Police over rape allegations. Here’s everything you need to know about the Pakistani batter.
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Pakistani cricketer Haider Ali has been provisionally suspended by the PCB after he was arrested by the Greater Manchester Police over rape allegations. Reuters
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So who exactly is Haider Ali? Here’s everything you need to know about the batter. AFP
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Born on 2 October, 2000, Haider Ali is a right-handed middle-order batter who first made headlines when he participated in the 2020 U-19 World Cup, where his team squared off against an Indian team comprising Yashasvi Jaiswal in the semi-finals. AFP
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Haider would make his Pakistan debut later that year during the T20I series in England, which took place shortly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reuters
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Haider would then make his ODI debut against Zimbabwe later that year on home soil. Reuters
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Though he has played just two ODIs till date, Haider is a lot more regular when it comes to the T20I format, in which he has made 35 appearances. Reuters
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Haider also featured in back-to-back T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022, in which Pakistan reached the semi-finals and the final respectively, and was also part of the Asian Games squad in Hangzhou in 2023. Reuters
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Though he is yet to represent Pakistan in Test cricket, Haider has a total of 27 First-Class appearances to his name in which he has scored 1.797 runs at an average of 47.28 with the help of five centuries. AFP
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Haider is also a regular in the T20 League circuit and has represented Islamabad United, Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League. AP
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Haider’s career, however, has been put on hold ever since the rape allegations surfaced against him. AFP
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