Usman Khawaja, an Australian batsman, has been stuck in Sydney while waiting for a visa from the Indian authorities, postponing his trip to India for the Test series.
In preparation for the first Test, which is set to start in Nagpur on February 9, the players and support staff flew to India on two separate flights on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Usman Khawaja said on his Instagram on Wednesday that he was still waiting for his Indian visa, adding the hashtags “stuck” and “anytime now.”
Players slated to tour India have had their visas in process since early January, but Khawaja is the only member left of the touring party not to be approved in time.
A Cricket Australia official said the governing body was aware of the situation and was hopeful Usman Khawaja would be approved for entry to India imminently, according to ABC News.
Pakistan-born Usman Khawaja, who has toured India numerous times before, has had difficulty getting a visa previously too.
The Australian team will have a four-day training camp in Bengaluru before leaving for Nagpur for the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which begins on February 9.
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-IANS
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