Pakistan team issued Indian visas for ICC World Cup 2023

Pakistan cricket team - AFPKARACHI: Pakistan men's team were issued visas on Monday to participate in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.The development comes after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recorded their protest to the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the delay in Indian visas. The Indian High Commission (IHC) informed PCB about the progress. The side have received visas and other documents from the IHC.Pakistan cricket team will leave for India on Wednesday morning and will reach Hyderabad via Dubai.Remember, due to delay in visas, PCB had to delay their pre-World Cup team bonding trip to Dubai.The PCB sent a letter to ICC in which they raised their concerns and reminded the regulatory body about the Host-Member agreement.“We have been discussing this issue for three years,” the letter stated. “No one paid attention to our concerns. And now the situation has gotten to the point where we are yet to receive visas.“We are in a state of uncertainty due to ignorance of concerned authorities. We had to stay in Dubai for two days but due to this visa issue, we had to cancel that [trip].“Whenever we contacted the concerned authority, we were told that the visas would be issued in 24 hours.“And now, with every passing day, the uncertainty is increasing and it is worrying everyone.”Babar Azam and Co. will play the first warm-up match on September 29 in Hyderabad followed by second warm-up game at the same venue against Australia on October 3.The Men in Green will start their World Cup campaign against the Netherlands on October 6 while they will also face Sri Lanka on October 10 at the same venue.Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, M Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha.Travelling reserves: Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed, Zaman KhanSchedule of Pakistan's warm-up matches:September 29 — vs New Zealand in HyderabadOctober 3 — vs Australia in HyderabadPakistan's schedule for the ICC World Cup 2023:October 6 — vs Netherlands in HyderabadOctober 10 — vs Sri Lanka in HyderabadOctober 14 — vs India in AhmedabadOctober 20 — vs Australia in BengaluruOctober 23 — vs Afghanistan in ChennaiOctober 27 — vs South Africa in ChennaiOctober 31 — vs Bangladesh in KolkataNovember 4 — vs New Zealand Bengaluru (Day match)November 11 — vs England in KolkataThe day matches which will start at 10:00am Pakistan Standard Time (PST) while all other matches will be day-night fixtures starting at 01:30pm (PST).If Pakistan qualify for the semi-finals, they will play in Kolkata.If India qualify for the semi-finals, they will play in Mumbai unless playing against Pakistan, in which case they will play in Kolkata. Faizan Lakhani Faizan Lakhani is Deputy Editor (Sports) at Geo News. Comments Submit مضمون کا ماخذ:میگا ملینز کی پیشن گوئی