Overview
- Visas have been issued to England’s Adil Rashid, Rehan Ahmed and Saqib Mahmood, with members of the Netherlands squad and Canada staffer Shah Saleem Zafar also cleared.
- The ICC is facilitating visa processes for a group of 42 players and officials of Pakistani origin drawn from multiple national teams.
- Appointments for remaining applicants from the USA, UAE, Italy, Bangladesh and Canada are scheduled early next week to keep the process on track.
- Officials say all pending cases are expected to be processed in time for the tournament support period, with the event set to start on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka.
- The push followed heightened attention after USA bowler Ali Khan posted about a visa denial, which USA Cricket later said was a case still under review, reflecting the longer checks often applied to Pakistan-origin applicants.