Visa refusal: Wolves continue to prepare despite reports
PCB unaware of Faisalabad outfit’s fate for Champions League Twenty20.
Faisalabad had won the Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup under Pakistan Test and ODI captain Misbahul Haq. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
KARACHI:
Faisalabad Wolves continued their training despite a report in the Indian media suggesting that Pakistan’s domestic winners were denied visas for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
CNN-IBN reported that Wolves, who had became the second Pakistan outfit to qualify for the prestigious tournament, will not be granted Indian visa due to security concerns in the wake of the political tension between the two governments.
The Faisalabad outfit, led by Pakistan Test and One-Day International captain Misbahul Haq, are scheduled to start the four-team qualifying stage of the event from September 17.
However, the report stated that the qualifying stage after the visa refusal will be a three-side affair.
But former Test cricketer and manager of Wolves, Haroon Rasheed, said the team was continuing preparations.
“Our preparations are still underway,” Rasheed told The Express Tribune. “We haven’t been officially conveyed anything about the visa.
“All we know at this stage is tomorrow [September 12] will be our last training session while our departure is scheduled on September 14.
“We are in touch with the event’s committee and even provided reports of our players to tournament’s medical panel.”
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was also unaware of the team’s fate for the Champions League Twenty20, till filing of this report.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 12th, 2013.
Faisalabad Wolves continued their training despite a report in the Indian media suggesting that Pakistan’s domestic winners were denied visas for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
CNN-IBN reported that Wolves, who had became the second Pakistan outfit to qualify for the prestigious tournament, will not be granted Indian visa due to security concerns in the wake of the political tension between the two governments.
The Faisalabad outfit, led by Pakistan Test and One-Day International captain Misbahul Haq, are scheduled to start the four-team qualifying stage of the event from September 17.
However, the report stated that the qualifying stage after the visa refusal will be a three-side affair.
But former Test cricketer and manager of Wolves, Haroon Rasheed, said the team was continuing preparations.
“Our preparations are still underway,” Rasheed told The Express Tribune. “We haven’t been officially conveyed anything about the visa.
“All we know at this stage is tomorrow [September 12] will be our last training session while our departure is scheduled on September 14.
“We are in touch with the event’s committee and even provided reports of our players to tournament’s medical panel.”
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was also unaware of the team’s fate for the Champions League Twenty20, till filing of this report.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 12th, 2013.