“There was an error on the ECB,” Ollie Robinson on Rehan Ahmed’s Visa points

The England Cricketer Ollie Robinson has revealed the incident on delay in Shoaib Bashir’s visa to journey to India.

Ollie Robinson on Rehan Ahmed’s Visa points

Ollie Robinson stated that he acquired his visa on the morning of England’s crew Hyderabad sure flight from Abu Dhabi earlier than the primary Take a look at of England’s tour of India 2024.

Rehan Ahmed additionally had visa points whereas touring to India after Shoaib Bashir’s visa clearance incident. Ollie Robinson stated he additionally had issues, however said that it was because of an error from the England Cricket Board’s facet.

He added that the right-arm pacer stated he solely acquired his visa on the morning of the England crew’s flight to Hyderabad from Abu Dhabi for the primary take a look at. It was because of the “lacking preliminary” within the visa paperwork.

“He (Wayne Bentley, England’s supervisor) stated, ‘your visa has been denied’ or one thing,” Robinson stated on his podcasts. “There was an error on the ECB – I feel they should have simply put an preliminary flawed, or one letter should have been flawed.”

“It did not move. He was like, ‘You are not coming to India – it’s important to keep right here for one more evening… it might be two nights, might be three nights, do not understand how lengthy it may take.’ Fortunately, I awakened within the morning to a pleasant message from Wayne saying ‘visa’s right here’.”

Robinson didn’t play within the two exams performed in Hyderabad and Vizag because the crew deliberate to go along with just one pacer.

England had flown to Abu Dhabi on a 10-day break between the second and third Take a look at. Rehan Ahmed was stopped from leaving Hirasar airport right here due to a single-entry visa.

The native immigrants granted him a two-day visa to facilitate his entry. “Hopefully it (Ahmed’s visa situation) will likely be sorted in a day or so,” stated Pope.

Ahmed picked two wickets within the first take a look at the place England gained the match by 28 runs whereas he grabbed six wickets however India gained the match by 106 runs to stage the collection 1-1.

England Cricket Board has said, “We have been suggested, on returning to India, that there was paperwork discrepancy with Rehan Ahmed’s visa.”

“The native authorities at Rajkot Airport have been supportive, enabling Rehan’s entry on a short lived visa.

The right visa needs to be processed and issued within the coming days. He’ll proceed to organize with the remainder of the squad forward of the third Take a look at,” the assertion added.

India has had main setbacks with varied harm considerations and withdrawals. After asserting the squad, BCCI has revealed that KL Rahul has been dominated out of the third take a look at because of an harm.

India and England will likely be taking part in their third match beginning on February 15 at Saurashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium.