The 2026 T20 World Cup is constantly surrounded by controversies, which is scheduled to start from February 7. There are less than three weeks left for this World Cup to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka. As each day passes, the concern of cricketers of Pakistani origin must be increasing. Actually, the news is that the visas of about 42 cricketers and officials of Pakistani origin have not been approved yet.

Due to visas being in limbo, many countries have not yet announced their squads for the T20 World Cup. Now the International Cricket Council (ICC) has intervened in this matter. USA has also not announced its team, in which Ali Khan and Shayan Jahangir will be playing. There are also players of Pakistani origin in the teams of Netherlands and England. However, according to PTI, the visas of Adil Rashid, Rehan Ahmed and Saqib Mahmood have been cleared.

ICC took responsibility

ICC has taken up the responsibility of providing visas to the cricketers of Pakistani origin included in the T20 World Cup teams. The ICC is in constant touch with Indian High Commissions across the world. Its objective is to ensure that all players and officials get visas without any delay or hassle. The last date for obtaining visa is 31 January.

The countries whose players’ visas are stuck mainly come from Bangladesh, USA, UAE, Bangladesh, Italy and Canada. Visa appointments for all of them were scheduled about three weeks ago, but now the process is in its final stages.

Why is there a delay?

India conducts additional checks while providing visas to people of Pakistani origin. Clearance is required from many departments before the visa can be approved. The last and most important is the clearance from the Home Ministry, which is why there is a delay in getting visas for players of Pakistani origin for the T20 World Cup.

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Top-7 batsmen who scored most runs in T20 International

1. Rohit Sharma (India)

Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma is at number one in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20 International. Rohit has played 159 matches in his career, in which he has scored 4231 runs at an excellent strike rate of 140.89.

2. Babar Azam (Pakistan)

Pakistan’s Babar Azam is at second place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20 International. Babar has scored 4223 runs in 129 matches at an average of 39.46.

3. Virat Kohli (India)

Former Indian star batsman Virat Kohli is at third place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20 International. Virat has played 125 matches in his career, in which he has scored 4188 runs at an excellent average of 48.69.

4. Jos Buttler (England)

England’s wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler is at fourth place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20 International. Butler has scored 3869 runs in 144 matches at an excellent strike rate of 148.97.

5. Paul Stirling (Ireland)

Ireland’s explosive opening batsman Paul Stirling is at fifth position in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20 International. Sterling has scored 3710 runs in 153 matches at a strike rate of 134.86.

6. Martin Guptill (New Zealand)

Former New Zealand opener Martin Guptill is at sixth place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20 International. Guptill has played 122 matches in his career, in which he has scored 3531 runs at an average of 31.81.

7. Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)

Pakistan’s wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan is at seventh place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20 International. Rizwan has scored 3414 runs in 106 matches at an average of 47.41.

Let us tell you that Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav is not present in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20 International. But Suryakumar is the 13th batsman to score the most runs in T20 International. So far, he has scored 2709 runs in 91 T20 matches at an excellent strike rate of 164.18.