- Mahmood had been on account of go away for a bowling camp within the UAE final Thursday
- Star is in limbo and it isn’t but clear whether or not he’ll be capable to be a part of the tour
- Shoaib Bashir skilled related points final yr on account of his Pakistani origins
England are dealing with extra visa points with Saqib Mahmood but to be granted his visa for his or her tour to India which begins subsequent week.
Mahmood was scheduled to depart for the UAE final Thursday for a tempo bowling camp alongside Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse and Mark Wooden however the ECB had been pressured to cancel his flight along with his passport nonetheless within the palms of the Indian Embassy.
Freezing situations within the UK have left the 27-year-old unable to bowl outdoor whereas his England teammates are coaching in Abu Dhabi alongside fast-bowling mentor Jimmy Anderson.
Mahmood has spent the previous couple of days in limbo, awaiting a decision however remains to be unsure if he’ll be capable to be a part of the remainder of England’s touring social gathering, after they depart this Friday.
England’s first T20 in opposition to India is in Kolkata subsequent Wednesday.
Mahmood was named Participant of the Collection in England’s final white-ball tour to the West Indies in November, the place took 9 wickets in three matches and broke the file for probably the most powerplay wickets claimed by an England bowler in a males’s sequence.
Saqib Mahmood is but to be granted a visa for England’s upcoming tour of India
The quick bowler starred on England’s final white-ball tour to the West Indies in November
Spinner Shoaib Bashir skilled related issues forward of England’s journey to India final yr
The UAE journey was deliberate to assist England’s seamers acclimatise to situations forward of the white-ball tour to India, which incorporates three ODI’s and 5 T20I’s and the following Champions Trophy which takes place in Pakistan and UAE subsequent month.
Final yr, Lancashire travelled to India with out Mahmood after failing to use for a visa and in 2019, the ECB didn’t get hold of a visa for Mahmood to journey to India as a part of an England Lions squad regardless of making use of properly prematurely, on account of his Pakistani heritage.
That is the most recent episode of visa issues for England gamers with Pakistani heritage after Shoaib Bashir was pressured to fly again to London on the eve of England’s Check sequence in opposition to India final yr to acquire his visa and Rehan Ahmed was held in Rajkot as he solely had a single-entry visa.
Mail Sport understands that Adil Rashid and Ahmed, additionally within the squad and of Pakistani heritage, have been granted their visa this time round.
The ECB declined to remark however are understood to be optimistic they are going to have Mahmood’s visa in time to depart with the group for India on Friday.
