St Kitts & Nevis: The participation of the Afghan Cricket team in the U-19 World Cup ICC in West Indies is in danger because the players from the Taliban countries have not received a visa for global events.
With the team has not yet reached the Coast of the Caribbean, ICC must cancel two warm-up match scheduled by the Warner Park) on Monday and the UAE on January 12.
Afghan’s first game in the right tournament on January 16 against Zimbabwe.
“Afghan troops have not arrived in West Indies because of the delay in obtaining a necessary visa, while the discussion tries to resolve the problem,” ICC said in a statement.
While the ICC has not confirmed the problem that has caused a visa problem, the head of the Chris Tetley events said that they tried to resolve the crisis.
“Afghan troops have not arrived in West Indies because of the delay in obtaining a necessary visa, while the discussion tries to resolve the ongoing problem,” Tetley said.
“We have worked with the Afghan cricket board and relevant stakeholders to try and find resolutions for problems and allow the team to travel,” he added.
Tetley did not mention categorically who was “stakeholders” and what the problem really was.
To travel to West Indies, most people need a US transit visa and since the nation-hostile takeover by the Taliban, international travel from the region is not really cakewalk.
“Meanwhile, we have rescheduled the heating equipment to ensure the team in the region could continue their preparation before the start of the tournament on January 14,” Tetley added.
England will now play the UAE at Conaree Cricket Center on January 11.