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In a recent piece of news, the Pakistan Cricket Team has faced visa delays in travelling to India for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023. In the same line of events, they had to cancel their pre-World Cup team bonding trip to Dubai. Pakistan were scheduled to travel to the United Arab Emirates next week to stay there for a few days ahead of their flight to Hyderabad for the warm-up match against New Zealand.
“Pakistan are the only one - of nine sides travelling to India for the World Cup - still awaiting visas. The delay does highlight the complex and tense political backdrop against which the team is travelling to India. Travel between the two countries for citizens on either side is extremely limited because obtaining visas is an arduous and often fruitless process,” reads a report by ESPNcricinfo.
Meanwhile, Pakistan also announced their squad for the 13th edition of the ODI World Cup just a day before on Friday, September 22. They were one of the teams who were yet to announce their squads for the tournament. Now, only Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are left to announce their squads for the marquee international tournament.
Pakistan announced their ODI World Cup 2023 squad amidst injury concerns
Speaking of the squad, the men in green faced a major blow as the star young pacer Naseem Shah couldn’t make his World Cup berth due to an injury. He has been replaced by the veteran pacer Hasan Ali. Apart from that, they have also included Mohammad Wasim Jr. as a fourth pacer in the squad.
The PCB chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq also spoke on the Pakistan squad for the ODI World Cup and he also discussed Naseem’s injury.
“Firstly, the way Naseem Shah got injured, he was our main bowler
“Secondly, there are a number of injury issues among fast bowlers. Like there was
Here’s how fans reacted to the reported India visa delay for the Pakistan Cricket Team:
14 se pehle lagva dena yaar visa Ind vs pak ni miss hona chahiye
— Hussain (@imhussy92) September 23, 2023
Yesterday you announced the squad for #CWC23 . And Today visa got delayed, like when you applied? Very latest yesterday only, and all these madrasa chaap postings that Visa nai mil reha , Nonsense , Pakistanioo khin to achaa ker lo
— Parvesh Sharma 🇮🇳 (@parmika8892) September 23, 2023
Bajrangi Bhaijan waly Boo Ali k through Taroon k nechy surang sy jayen gy 😂
— I N A A M 🔱 (@RanaInaam11) September 23, 2023
This happened because of the delay in squad announcement, they have announced it late and applied for the visa late, they had plan to have 2 day camp in Dubai, they cancelled that also
— Raghib Malik (@Oye_Raghib) September 23, 2023
Team bonding trip? What is that?
— Abhimanyu Singh Rana (@abhimanyusrana) September 23, 2023
I hope that this issue is resolved quickly and that the Pakistan team is able to travel to India to participate in the World Cup. The World Cup is a major event, and it is important that all teams are able to participate on a level playing field.
— Asim Khalil Derkhwasti (@AKD770) September 23, 2023
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has strict rules about visa requirements for World Cup participants. These rules state that all participants must be granted visas within 14 days of applying. If a country fails to grant a visa to a participant, the ICC can take…
— Asim Khalil Derkhwasti (@AKD770) September 23, 2023
Apply kl kiya and aaj visa chaiye pakistanioon ko? Sbhi countries ne 5 sept ko apply kr diya tha, tb kaha the yeah porki. #ICCWorldCup2023
— Sports Junction (@Sports_Junc) September 23, 2023