After some delays, the Pakistan team will reportedly receive visas for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 to be held in India from October 5, 2023 to September 25, 2023. A number of issues caused delays on the Men in Green side.
Ahead of the 2023 ICC World Cup, Pakistan team will play against New Zealand in a warm-up match. The match will be held on Friday, October 29, at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been forced to cancel the team’s friendly training scheduled to be held in Dubai. The Pakistani side was scheduled to go to Dubai for these exercises and from there proceed to India. The team will now depart directly from Pakistan to India.
Pakistan Team To Leave For India On Wednesday, September 27
As per the latest update report, Babar Azam and his company are expected to get Indian visa today, September 25, 2023. The process requires the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the Indian Embassy in Pakistan. However, the process was delayed.
It is noteworthy that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has been contacted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regarding the issue of visa delays. After receiving their visas, the Pakistan team will leave for Hyderabad via Dubai on Wednesday morning.
Pakistan will play New Zealand in a preliminary match on September 29. They will begin their 2023 ICC World Cup action against the Netherlands on October 6th.
Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023: Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023: Babar Azam (Center), Shadab Khan (VC), Abdullah Shafiq, Fakhar Zaman, Haris. Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Salman Agha, Saud Shakir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usama Mir
