England Cricketers Face Visa Delays Ahead of T20 World Cup

• England spinners Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed, both of Pakistani heritage, are facing visa delays for their white-ball tour of Sri Lanka.
• The delays could prevent them from traveling with the rest of the England T20I squad ahead of the World Cup.
• The ECB has received assurances from the Indian government that there are no objections to their visa applications and efforts are being made to speed up the process.
• This is not an isolated incident, as Shoaib Bashir and Saqib Mahmood have faced similar visa issues for tours to India previously.
• Earlier reports of USA players of Pakistani origin being denied visas for the T20 World Cup were debunked by a USA cricket official.

Why It Matters: Key England players face visa delays for the T20 World Cup, raising concerns despite government assurances.