ICC to get assurance from BCCI by March relating to our World T20 visas: Ehsan Mani

PCB chairman Ehsan Mani mentioned the ICC has assured them it would get a written assurance from the BCCI by subsequent month that every one its gamers, officers, followers and journalists will probably be issued visas for the T20 World Cup to be held in India.
On Sunday, Mani additionally mentioned that the Asia Cup scheduled to be held in June this yr in Sri Lanka will should be postponed if India qualifies for the World Test Championships ultimate.
“I have informed the board that the BCCI was supposed to give us visa assurances by 31st December but that didn’t happen because their President, Sourav Ganguly was twice hospitalised,” he mentioned at a media convention right here.
“But I have now again taken up this matter with the ICC and am in touch with them. I also have another virtual conference with them tomorrow on this issue. The ICC has told us that we will get our written confirmation by the end of next month.”
The PCB chief mentioned it was their proper to demand this assurance and nobody can preserve Pakistan out of the World Cup.
“Either we will be going to the World T20 with full protocols or it will have to be moved elsewhere,” he mentioned whereas insisting that the PCB needed written assurances that India will subject visas for Pakistan workforce, followers and journalists.
To a query about whether or not the World T20 might be shifted to a impartial venue at this late stage, Mani mentioned granting visas for Pakistani nationals was not the one subject confronting the Indian board.
“There is also the problem of tax exemption to the ICC for the event and the COVID-19 pandemic situation. The ICC has already in a contingency planning decided the World T20 can also be moved to UAE if need arose,” he mentioned.
Mani additionally mentioned if India qualifies for the WTC ultimate it will be inconceivable for the Asia Cup to be held this yr as deliberate as a consequence of a conflict of dates.
“The way things look most probably the Asia Cup will be postponed until 2023,” he mentioned.
The World Test Championship ultimate is slated at Lord’s from June 18-22.
India wants a minimum of a draw within the fourth and ultimate Test in opposition to England within the ongoing four-Test collection to arrange a conflict with New Zealand within the World Test Championship ultimate.
Pakistan was to initially host the Asia Cup however surrendered it to Sri Lanka after issues over India not with the ability to tour Pakistan for the event.
Mani additionally made it clear that Pakistan had no issues with the World T20 being held in India however simply needed to be completely certain that there are not any issues with issuance of visas for its workforce, officers, followers and journalists nearer to the event.