England bowler Saqib Mahmood is yet to get a visa for the white-ball series to be held in India. The England team’s tour of India is scheduled to begin on January 22.
According to the Daily Mail report, the passport of Pakistani origin Saqib Mahmood is currently in the Indian embassy and due to this, there is a delay in obtaining his visa.
Mahmood is unable to train with other team players in the UAE. Due to his passport being lodged at the Indian embassy, the ECB canceled Mahmood’s flight to the UAE. The report also said that Mahmood was scheduled to leave for Abu Dhabi last Thursday, but was unable to travel due to lack of a visa. While other fast bowlers from England are training under the supervision of Jimmy Anderson in Abu Dhabi. At the same time, Mahmood is unable to train outdoors due to the cold weather in England, which is affecting his preparations. The English team is scheduled to play a series of 5 T-20 matches and 3 ODIs. In this tour, the English team is scheduled to play a series of 5 T-20 matches and 3 ODIs. The first T20 match of the tour will be played in Kolkata on January 22. After this, the T20 matches are scheduled to be played in Chennai, Rajkot, Pune and Mumbai. After the T-20 series, a three-match ODI series will also be played in February. Saqib played 29 matches for England. Saqib Mahmood has played 29 matches for England across all formats. So far, he has played two Tests, 9 ODIs and 18 T20 international matches. …
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