PSL 6: Sarfaraz Ahmed, 10 others denied entry to board business flights to Abu Dhabi

Former skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed was amongst 11 gamers and officers who had been on Sunday denied clearance to board business flights to Abu Dhabi which can host the remaining video games of the Pakistan Super League subsequent month.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has been going through logistical points, together with getting visas and permissions to land constitution flights from Mumbai and Johannesburg, forward of the PSL which can resume in Abu Dhabi following a postponement in March this 12 months.
“As many as 11 players and officials on their way to the PSL, including the Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, were not allowed to board commercial flights going from Lahore and Karachi to Abu Dhabi via Doha early morning on Sunday,” ESPNcricinfo reported.
“Five persons from this PSL contingent were cleared to fly, while the others had to return to their hotels where they have been in quarantine since May 24.”
According to the report, “…a batch of greater than 25 people from each cities was speculated to journey to the UAE on a chartered airplane.
“But the PCB, in a late decision, instead opted to put them on commercial flights, which nullified the quarantine protocols already in place.”
On Thursday, two constitution flights carrying round 250 gamers, officers, PCB workers and official broadcasters and their employees landed in Abu Dhabi from Karachi and Lahore.
The Board had additionally obtained the permission from UAE authorities to land its constitution flights from Mumbai and Johannesburg carrying members of the broadcasting crew, gamers and officers.
The PCB had confronted an extended delay getting visas for the Indian and South African broadcasting crew members, a difficulty which was resolved on Thursday.
But based on the report, “…there remain multiple individuals, including the franchise support staff, who are yet to get UAE visas though.”
The league is tentatively scheduled from June 5 however the Board is but to give you fixtures. The window of internet hosting the occasion is small as Pakistan should go away for England on June 22 for a limited-overs collection.
The PSL 6 was postponed in early March in Karachi as a consequence of rising COVID-19 circumstances amongst gamers and officers with simply 14 matches accomplished at the moment.