Rajkot: Rehan Ahmed, who is part of the English cricket team for the tour of India, was stopped at the Hirasar airport in Rajkot due to visa issues on Monday. The incident took place a couple of days ahead of the much-awaited third Test between India and England. Rehan is not the first Pakistan origin cricketer to have faced visa problems during the tour. Earlier, Shoaib Bashir too faced similar problems in Dubai. As per Sportstar, Rehan was stopped as he did not have multi-entry visa.
With the series locked at 1-1, India would face problems as they will miss some big players. KL Rahul has been ruled out of the third Test against England in Rajkot, beginning on February 15, as he is yet to regain full fitness. His Karnataka teammate Devdutt Padikkal has been named as a replacement. This is also Paddikal’s maiden India call-up in Tests. With no Virat Kohli already, Rahul’s absence makes matters worse for India.
The BCCI dropped Shreyas Iyer for the final three Tests, which means, Gill is the only experienced batter in the Indian middle order. Rajat Patidar looked solid during his stay in the middle in the second Test while one among Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Devdutt Paddikal is going to make his debut in Rajkot.
England’s Test squad: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, Daniel Lawrence, Gus Atkinson.
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