NEW DELHI: After Pakistan-origin USA fast bowler Ali Khan's social media post claimed that his visa - along with those of other Pakistan-origin players - had been denied for travel to India, sparking a storm, a report from Cricbuzz has now cleared the air and revealed the real story.
The report stated that visa applications of the four Pakistan-origin cricketers - Ali Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Mohammad Mohsin and Ehsan Adil - are still under process, and that no official rejection has been issued after their scheduled visa appointments at the Indian High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
ICC sources told Cricbuzz that "all documentation was submitted exactly as required ahead of the appointments." At present, the players are awaiting clarity on the outcome of their visa applications.
"They had their appointment this morning at the Indian Embassy in Sri Lanka. They completed the paperwork as per the ICC's instructions prior to the appointments. At the appointment, the players were informed that the visas could not be processed at this stage. Later in the evening, USA management received a call from the Indian Embassy indicating that some of the required information had been received, while additional inputs were still awaited from the Foreign Ministry. Once that process is complete, they will be contacted to proceed further. That is the current status."
The report further added that the same visa clearance procedures will apply to all Pakistan-origin players representing other teams as well, including those from the UAE, Canada, Oman and Italy.
Ali Khan took to Instagram to post a story suggesting that his visa to travel to India had been denied. He shared a photo of himself dining with a teammate, captioning it: "India visa denied but KFC for the win."
