T20 World Cup: Pakistan-Origin USA Cricketers Face Visa Uncertainty for India Travel

• Four USA cricketers of Pakistan origin (Ali Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Mohammad Mohsin, Ehsan Adil) face visa issues for the T20 World Cup in India.
• The players are currently in Sri Lanka with the USA squad and had visa appointments on January 13.
• Visas were not issued at the appointment stage, but there has been no formal rejection; applications remain under review.
• An ICC source indicated that additional inputs are awaited from India's Foreign Ministry for processing.
• Visa reviews for Pakistan-origin cricketers, regardless of team, involve extra scrutiny and require clearances from multiple departments and India's Ministry of External Affairs.

Why It Matters: Pakistan-origin USA cricketers face delays in obtaining visas for the T20 World Cup in India due to extra scrutiny.