Saqib Mahmood with England cricket team
India vs England Saqib Mahmood: The five-match T20 series between India and England is to start from January 22. The England team has been announced for this. Now the team is preparing to come to India, but before that one player of the team is in trouble. It has been learned that he has not yet received the visa, hence the picture regarding the arrival of that player is not clear. We are talking about Saqib Mahmood, one of the big players of England.
England team will set up its training camp in Abu Dhabi
Whenever the England team comes on a tour of India, they set up a camp in Abu Dhabi before that. This time also the team is doing something similar. A Cricinfo report has revealed that now Shakib may not be able to be a part of the training camp to be held in Abu Dhabi. However, meanwhile, ECB i.e. England and Wales Cricket Board has expressed hope that Shakib will get the visa before the series i.e. before January 22 and he will reach India.
Being of Pakistani origin is becoming a reason for not getting a visa.
Actually, it is believed that the reason behind the delay in getting the visa for Saqib Mahmood is his Pakistani origin. Even before this, such problems have been faced by English players of Pakistani origin. Last year, when the England team came to India for the Test series, another player Shoaib Bashir also got the visa late. This was the reason why he could not play the first test against India. However, after coming to India, he was seen playing Tests.
Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed’s case cleared
Although the ECB has not made any comment on this entire matter, but still the board is hopeful that Shakib will reach India before the start of the India vs England first Test. The team announced by England for this series has two more players of Pakistani origin, including Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed, although they have received visas and will come to India with the team.
Saqib’s cricket career has been like this till now
About 27 years old Saqib Mahmood is not only included in the T20 series team, he has also been given a chance in the ODI team. He will also go to Pakistan and play Champions Trophy matches for the team. If we talk about his career so far, Shakib has played 29 matches so far. Saqib, who has played 18 T20 International matches for England, has so far taken only 18 wickets in this format. While playing nine ODIs, he has taken 14 wickets so far. Now the England team is waiting for Shakib to get the visa as soon as possible, so that the way for him to come to India is cleared.
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