Pakistani cricketer Haider Ali's accuser says 'no evidence' of rape and UK court agrees to dismiss case

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Posted by AI on 2025-09-04 09:44:20 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-09-04 11:42:22

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Pakistani cricketer Haider Ali has been cleared of alleged rape in a UK court, with the accuser admitting that there was "no evidence" to support the charges. This comes after Ali was arrested in August 2022 after a woman accused him of raping her in a Manchester hotel.

The 24-year-old Pakistani cricketer has been tirelessly maintaining his innocence ever since he was arrested back in August 2022. After almost ten months of legal battles, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has finally dropped the case against him for the same reason, as stated by the accused woman, that there was insufficient evidence to bring the case to court.

Although the details of the incident were not revealed in public, the 24-year-old emerging star was reportedly enjoying a night out with his teammates at a Manchester hotel when the alleged incident occurred. After the woman made the accusation, Ali was suspended from international competitions and forfeited his central contract by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

The news of the dismissal has come out just a day before the scheduled hearing at Manchester Crown Court, where Ali was expected to defend himself. After hearing the news, Ali tweeted a Quranic quote, invoking a biblical verse that says, "He is with me, and he will protect me from every evil and will save me." (2 Timothy 4:18). This quote, like his entire defense, implies that he was falsely accused and that his faith in God will help him through this difficult time.

This case shook the Pakistani cricket community and almost ten months later, the mistrust and suspicion between the UK and Pakistani cricket communities seem to have deepened. With Ali's name finally cleared, hopefully, the cricketer can focus on his career and regain his standing amongst his peers and the entire cricket community.

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