Four US cricketers of Pakistani origin — Ali Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Mohammad Mohsin and Ehsan Adil — await Indian visas to travel to the country for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
According to a Cricbuzz report, the aforementioned names are currently in Sri Lanka with the USA squad as part of their final phase of preparation for the marquee event.
They attended scheduled appointments at the Indian High Commission in Colombo on Tuesday (January 13), but visas were not issued at the appointment stage.
There has been no formal rejection, with sources confirming that the applications remain under review. As per the ICC officials, all documentation was submitted exactly as required.
“They had the appointment this morning at the Indian Embassy in Sri Lanka. They completed the paperwork as per what ICC had asked them to prior to the appointments," a source told Cricbuzz.
“At the appointment, the players were informed that the visas could not be processed at this stage. Later in the evening, USA management received a call from the Indian Embassy indicating that some of the required information had been received, while additional inputs were still awaited from the Foreign Ministry. Once that process is complete, they will be contacted to proceed further. That is the current status."
Officials aware of the matter stated that the review process is routine for special-category cases and is being handled through standard Indian government procedures.
The visas of four concerned cricketers became a major talking point after Ali Khan shared an Instagram story, claiming that he was denied an Indian visa.
It is pertinent to mention here that the visa applications involving players of Pakistani origin involve additional administrative layers. Similar procedures have previously applied to international cricketers such as Moeen Ali, Shoaib Bashir and Usman Khawaja when travelling to India.
These cases typically need clearances from several departments, including final approval from India’s Ministry of External Affairs.
