LAHORE – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed concerns delay inissuances of visas to cricket fans and journalists by India for ODI WorldCup 2023.
Reports said the board has written a letter to the International CricketCouncil (ICC) in this regard. The PCB said the Indian authorities had notreceived the visa applications from fans and others yet, creating a stateof confusion.
It urged the ICC that concerns related to issuance of visas must beaddressed, adding that steps must be taken for issuance of visas tospectators and journalist s at earliest.
The mega cricket event is all set to begin on October 5 while Pakistan willplay their first match on Oct 6.
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A day earlier, New Zealand beat Pakistan by 5 wickets with 38 ballsremaining in the warm-up match of the ICC World Cup 2023 in the Indian cityof Hyderabad on Friday.
Batting first, Pakistan set a 346-run target for New Zealand in 50 overs atthe loss of 5 wickets. Chasing the target, New Zealand made the requiredruns in 43.4 overs at a loss of 5 wickets.
