Last Update: February 01, 2023, 23:17 IST
Usman Khawaja (AFP Image)
The Pakistan-born cricketer had to miss his early morning flight due to delay in issuing travel documents before getting his visa late on Wednesday night. He will leave for Bengaluru on Thursday and is likely to attend the team’s training session on Friday.
Australia opener Usman Khawaja was granted a travel visa late on Wednesday India The Pakistan-born cricketer was forced to leave the early morning flight due to delay in issuing travel documents.
passport and visa handed over to a Cricket A representative of Australia (CA) said in a report in ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ late on Wednesday night in Melbourne.
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The Australian Test team, led by Pat Cummins, and the support staff left for the team’s training base in Bengaluru on two separate flights on Tuesday and Wednesday, but Khawaja was unable to travel with any of them as his passport and visa were not granted by the Indian High Commission. But also could not ride. ,
The report added that Khawaja will now fly from Melbourne to Bengaluru on Thursday and may attend the team’s training session on Friday.
The cricketer took to social media on Wednesday afternoon to express his disappointment when he came to know that his visa documents have not been processed.
Khwaja wrote on Instagram, “Waiting for my Indian visa like…
The report added that the visa issuance process was initiated by CA in early January and Khawaja was the only member of the touring party whose application was not processed in time.
The report quoted a spokesperson of the Indian High Commission as saying that the matter was being investigated.
The Pakistan-born batsman has played 56 Tests, 40 ODIs and nine T20Is for Australia. The 36-year-old also featured in the Indian Premier League in 2016.
He was named Australia’s Test Player of the Year on Monday, an award named after the legendary Shane Warne.
Australia will have a four-day training camp on the outskirts of Bengaluru before traveling to Nagpur for the first Test starting on February 9. Other locations are Delhi, Dharamshala and Ahmedabad.
Both teams are in race to reach World Test Championship Final.
Australia have opted out of a tour game in India ahead of the crucial series, expecting the surfaces in the warm-up games to be completely different to those in the four Tests.
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