Pakistani-player loaded PCL defers due to visa hitch

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Bangladeshi Port City Cricket League (PCL) has been deferred for two days due to the delay in getting visas for players and officials. The tournament was due to open today[Friday] at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium but most of the players, organisers and broadcasters did not receive the required visa of United Arab Emirates.

"Due to visa complications, the tournament will now start on March 28[Sunday] and finished on April 4," Sharjah Administrator Mazhar Khan told Cricdb

A total of eight teams, one from India, are scheduled to take part in the Twenty20 tournament, featuring several Pakistani players including Shoaib Malik, Rana Naved ul Hasan, Imran Nazir, Khurrum Manzoor, Faisal Iqbal, Hamayun Farhat, Nayyar Abbas, Yasir Hameed, Azhar Mehmood, Wahab Riaz. “I was expected to leave today but unfortunately I didn't get visa in time,” said Riaz – who is signed to play for Chittagong Pirates.

“It would be great to see Pakistan players in action in Sharjah in the PCL league,” Khan said. “Sharjah has always been their second home and wish them all the success here.”

This year's PCL is the second edition of this tournament which attracted a huge response in Bangladesh last year however the league is being held away from the Bangladesh as the cricket grounds in Bangladesh are undergoing renovation for the ICC cricket World Cup matches to be held there next year.

Group A - Chittagong Mohammedan SC, Chittagong Brothers Union Club, Chittagong Tigers and Top Sports Noakhali Group B - Dhaka Sports Club, Pirates of Chittagong, Bangla Tigers of India and Bangladesh Biman.

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