The Indian Excessive Fee has granted visas to the Pakistan staff that will probably be travelling to India for the 2023 World Cup set to be performed from October 5.
“Round 34 visas have been cleared, and we simply bought the intimation. One in all our individuals has simply left to gather the passports in Islamabad. It was an extended course of, and we must always have gotten our visas earlier. The last-minute hustle is one thing that might have been prevented,” a PCB supply instructed Sportstar.
The transfer comes after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wrote a letter to the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) expressing its concern over the visa points.
“The breach of internet hosting rights was at risk, and we wrote a letter to the ICC expressing our considerations, and solely then did the visas get cleared. Immediately night at round 7:30 PM (Pakistan time) we bought the ultimate affirmation. We are able to now actually say that the Pakistan staff will probably be travelling to India,” the supply stated.
Pakistan will now take an early morning flight from Lahore and land in Hyderabad on September 27. The visa concern has disrupted Pakistan’s preparations for the World Cup, because the Babar Azam-led facet will miss the sooner deliberate coaching session in Dubai.
The staff was scheduled to carry a two-day coaching camp in Dubai forward of its warm-up recreation in Hyderabad in opposition to New Zealand on September 29 on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium.
“We hope this doesn’t have an effect on the gamers and the preparations, as there was plenty of bother. We’re simply glad now that the visas have been cleared. Wanting ahead for a profitable World Cup,” the PCB supply stated.