Uncertainty ends as India issues visas to Pakistan team for World Cup 2023 | Bat N Ball

NEW DELHI: The uncertainty surrounding Pakistan's participation in the much-anticipated ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 has ended as India finally granted visas to the  International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. Pakistani team.

 The ICC confirmation comes after  complaints about delays in the  visa issuance process.

 The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has written to the governing body to complain about  visa delays which they say have disrupted the team's preparations for the cross-border exhibition event.

 “Visas have been issued to the Pakistan team,” an ICC spokesman told Reuters.

 PCB spokesman Umar Farooq confirmed to Reuters that they had been asked to obtain passports from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.  India and Pakistan have suspended bilateral cricket due to tense political relations between the neighbors and only play each other  in multi-team events such as the World Cup and Asia Cup.

 Earlier in a strong statement, Farooq had criticized the "unfair treatment" of a Pakistani team,  scheduled to arrive in India on Wednesday.

 “There was a significant delay in the issuance of Indian permits and  visas to the Pakistani team for the ICC World Cup,” Farooq said in the statement.

 “We have written to the ICC to raise our concerns about the unfair treatment of Pakistan and remind them of their obligations towards the World Cup.

 “It is disappointing that the Pakistan team has to go through unrest ahead of the major tournament.”

 Pakistan will play two warm-up matches before starting their World Cup campaign against the Netherlands on October 1. 6.

 Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are set to clash in an exciting contest on October 14  in Ahmedabad.

 India refused to travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, taking place from August 30 to September 17, and instead played their matches in Sri Lanka.

 Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023

Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (week), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, M Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha. Travel Reserve:

Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed, Zaman Khan.

  Pakistan's warm-up fixtures:

 September 29 – vs New Zealand in Hyderabad

October 3 – vs Australia in Hyderabad

Pakistan's  ICC World Cup 2023 schedule:

 October 6 – vs Netherlands in Hyderabad

October 10 – vs Sri Lanka in Hyderabad

October 14 – vs India in Ahmedabad

October 20 – vs Australia in Bangalore

October 23 – v Afghanistan in Chennai

October 27 – vs South Africa in Chennai

October 31 – vs Bangladesh in Kolkata

4 November - v New Zealand Bengaluru (match of the day)

November 11 – met England in Calcutta

Matches of the day  will start at 10am:

00:00 Pakistan Standard Time (PST), while all other matches will take place day and night from 01:00:

30:00 (Pacific time).

 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 they play Pakistan, in which case they will play in Kolkata.