Visa delay denies India 150kmph web bowler Umran Malik forward of T20 WC
Umran Malik and Kuldeep Sen, who caught the attention with their categorical pace in the course of the Indian Premier League, won’t go to Australia, regardless of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) naming the duo among the many web bowlers chosen to help the crew within the lead-up to the ICC T20 World Cup.
The purpose: Delay in getting visas for Australia.
Malik, from Jammu and Kashmir, and Madhya Pradesh’s Sen, together with Chetan Sakariya and Mukesh Chaudhary, had been the 4 pacers chosen to accompany the 15-member official squad which travelled from India to Perth to participate in warm-up video games. Sakariya and Chaudhary already had their Australia visas as they had been a part of an trade programme, and BCCI had utilized for visas for the opposite two pacers later.
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It is learnt that Malik and Sen haven’t acquired their visas but and now the Board has determined to not ship them to Australia as Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur shall be going as a substitute.
The purpose for the delay is that Malik and Sen are usually not a part of the official 15-member squad and never even standbys. According to the factors set by the ICC, the gamers chosen within the squad and people within the reserve record are eligible to get visas shortly, however web bowlers’ instances are usually not expedited. Apart from the chosen 15, Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi and Deepak Chahar had been initially named as standbyes, earlier than Chahar was dominated out on account of damage.
As Malik and Sen weren’t within the official record, the method for his or her visas took extra time than anticipated. The Indian crew flew to Perth on October 5 and Malik and Sen too had checked in on the crew lodge in Mumbai. They had been requested to remain again within the hope that their visas would come, however that didn’t occur. They ultimately flew again residence and Malik’s title even appeared within the Jammu and Kashmir squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
“They (Malik and Kuldeep) won’t be going (to Australia) anymore as ICC will be providing net bowlers after October 17. Anyway, other net bowlers will be flying in a few days. We tried for their visas but couldn’t get it done on time. That’s why they have been asked to play Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy,” a BCCI official mentioned.
Meanwhile, former Australia speedster Brett Lee has said that Malik ought to have been a part of the 15-man squad for the World Cup.
“Umran Malik is bowling at 150 km per hour. I mean, when you have the best car in the world, and you leave it in the garage, what’s the point of having that car? Umran Malik should have been picked in the Indian squad for the World Cup,” Lee informed Khaleej Times.
“Yes, he is young. Yes, he is raw. But he bowls at 150 kmph, so get him in the team. Get him to Australia where the ball flies through. It’s different when you have a guy bowling at 140 kmph and a guy bowling at 150 kmph.”
