The golden question of the hour is ‘When is Pakistan Cricket Team coming to India for World Cup 2023?’ Babar Azam and Co’s journey to India has been met with a Visa snag. Barely 48 hours before their scheduled departure, the team awaits for their visa clearance before traveling to India. As a result, the PCB has now rescheduled the date. Pakistan are scheduled to depart for Hyderabad in the wee hours of Wednesday.
“We are aware of the situation and hopeful that it will be solved soon. BCCI is in touch with the external affairs ministry. The weekend has created an issue. But we are hopeful that all visas will be cleared by Monday,” a senior BCCI official told InsideSport.
Babar Azam & Co to arrive late for World Cup, BCCI-ICC working on visas for Pakistani fans
Pakistan was scheduled to reach India on Monday, i.e 25th September. But with the visa snag, they have now canceled their team bonding exercises that were supposed to be held in Dubai. Babar Azam and Co were slated to arrive in India 4 days prior to their World Cup Warm-up match on 29th September.
Now the team will arrive on 27th and will get just a solitary day to prepare for their match for their warm-up match against New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Team director Mickey Arthur will join the side by 30 September. They will next face Australia on 3rd October at the same venue.
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Player support personnel: Rehan-ul-Haq (team manager), Mickey Arthur (Director – Pakistan men’s team), Grant Bradburn (head coach), Andrew Puttick (batting coach), Morne Morkel (bowling coach), Aftab Khan (fielding coach), Abdul Rehman (assistant coach), Dr Sohail Saleem (team doctor), Drikus Saaiman (strength and conditioning coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media and digital content manager), Usman Anwari (security manager), Maqbool Ahmad Babri (psychologist), Talha Ejaz (analyst) and Malang Ali (masseur).
| Date | Day | Team 1 | Team 2 | City | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | Friday | Pakistan | Netherlands | Hyderabad | Pak won by 81 runs |
| Oct 10 | Tuesday | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Hyderabad | Pak won by 6 wickets |
| Oct 14 | Saturday | India | Pakistan | Ahmedabad | India won by 7 wickets |
| Oct 20 | Friday | Australia | Pakistan | Bengaluru | Aus won by 62 runs |
| Oct 23 | Monday | Pakistan | Afghanistan | Chennai | Pak lost by 8 wickets |
| Oct 27 | Friday | Pakistan | South Africa | Chennai | Pak lost by 1-wicket |
| Oct 31 | Tuesday | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Kolkata | Pak won by 7-wickets |
| Nov 4 | Saturday | New Zealand | Pakistan | Bengaluru | Pakistan won by 21 runs via DLS |
| Nov 11 | Saturday | England | Pakistan | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
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