ICC steps in; Pakistan-origin players receive visas

NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council has stepped successful to streamline visa formalities for each 42 players and officials of Pakistan root who are acceptable to question to India for the T20 World Cup.

The England squad includes players of Pakistani lineage specified arsenic spinners Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed, on with pacer Saqib Mahmood.The United States volition beryllium represented by Ali Khan and Shayan Jahangir, portion the Netherlands squad features Zulfiqar Saqib among others. PTI has learned that visas for England players Rashid, Rehan and Saqib person already been cleared.

Members of the Netherlands squad person besides received their visas, portion Canada unit subordinate Shah Saleem Zafar has been granted clearance arsenic well.Visa arrangements are presently successful advancement for players and officials of Pakistani nationality oregon root who are portion of teams from the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Italy, Bangladesh and Canada. For these teams, visa appointments person already been scheduled for aboriginal adjacent week, suggesting the process is entering its last phase. The deadline for visa issuance for each participants is January 31.These clearances are viewed arsenic a important aboriginal step, fixed the wide practice of players of Pakistani descent crossed some subordinate and full-member nations.

The ICC’s facilitation thrust covers cricketers, officials and standby unit crossed aggregate teams, reflecting the governing body’s effort to debar last-minute logistical issues up of the planetary event.The ICC, which is coordinating the process, has remained successful regular interaction with Indian High Commissions crossed respective cities worldwide. The nonsubjective has been to guarantee that visa applications for the remaining players and officials are processed efficiently and without procedural delays.The assembly has received assurances that pending cases volition beryllium handled smoothly wrong the stipulated timelines. With visa facilitation progressing arsenic planned, the ICC believes each participating teams volition beryllium logistically prepared earlier the tourney begins connected February 7.Applicants of Pakistani root typically look greater scrutiny erstwhile applying for Indian visas, with processing times often longer than usual.