ISLAMABAD: The UAE has issued visas to all players and support staff traveling to Abu Dhabi from India and South Africa for Pakistan Super League’s sixth edition, the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) communications director, Sami Burni, said on Wednesday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board said last week it had received the approval from the United Arab Emirates government to stage the remaining 20 matches of the suspended Pakistan Super League twenty20 tournament in Abu Dhabi.
The board’s flagship tournament was stopped after 14 games in March after seven individuals, including six players, tested positive for COVID-19.
“David Miller, Faf du Plessis, Herschelle Gibbs, Rilee Rossouw, Cameron Delport and Michael Smith have all received their travel documents,” Pakistani local news channel, Geo News, reported on its website. “All members of the support staff from South Africa were also issued travel visas by the UAE authorities.”
Rejecting speculation that the next edition of the league would not be held in Pakistan, Burni said” “The next PSL will also take place in Pakistan.”
On Tuesday, due to a reported delay in issuance of visas, the PCB had to postpone its scheduled charter flights to UAE to transfer players, officials and support staff for the remaining matches of PSL.
Two aircraft were scheduled to leave from Lahore and Karachi on Wednesday to take 233 passengers to Abu Dhabi for the PSL. However, a late-night message by the board on Tuesday stated that the flight had now been delayed by 24 hours.
UAE issues visas to players traveling from India, South Africa for PSL
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UAE issues visas to players traveling from India, South Africa for PSL
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