Times of Islamabad

Former Pakistani skipper Sarfraz Ahmed faces a setback

Former Pakistani skipper Sarfraz Ahmed faces a setback

Twenty-five players and staff members of the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL)sixth-edition, including Quetta Gladiators’ Sarfaraz Ahmed, have not beenable to receive a visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), sourcessaid Thursday.

Meanwhile, players and staff members from Karachi have reached the airportin the metropolis and are awaiting their chartered flight which will takethem to Abu Dhabi at 5pm.

Fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain, Imran Khan, PCB Media Department Officer EmadHameed, Asif Afridi, Umar Amin, Muhammad Musa, Zaid Alam, Zeeshan Ashraf,Abrar Ahmed, Imran Randhawa, Mohammad Haris, and Aamir Khan are among theplayers who have been denied a visa.

The cricket board said players who will receive the visa after a delay willbe taken to Abu Dhabi via a separate chartered plane.