***official*** England whiteball tour of india January 2025***

[Sunil1z]

He is being treated like any other person. If ECB are expecting some VVIP treatment, then they were obviously wrong. Last time, it was reported that BCCI actually told ECB it will take 10 days or whatever the regular time frame is for such visas but they did not submit it ahead. Either ECB should try to have a dialogue with Indian Embassy to maybe provide certain details earlier and see if the processing can be done faster. But from all accounts, they simply file the visas along with the rest of the team everytime and then cry foul when the ETA is mentioned to be longer for players with Pakistani origin.

They deliberately do it now . So that their media and followers can whine about it .

 

[Durham Fan]

After this has reared it's head a few times now(when lets be honest it should absolutely not)

But surely the ECB should have raised off Mahmoods far sooner, to avoid such a situation.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1878876746411553231

Absolute joke.

 

[Durham Fan]

Maybe I'm not mental like your government. But I fail to see how Mahmood or Bashir should be blamed for who their family might be.

Bet some other England players have more wrongun family member than either of them.

Unfortunately this is what happens when you vote in cretins like Narendra Modi. How thick, bigoted and blinkered would you have to be to make that bloke your president.

 

[Sunil1z]

Unfortunately this is what happens when you vote in cretins like Narendra Modi. How thick, bigoted and blinkered would you have to be to make that bloke your president.

Lol this rule was made by liberals favourite Man Mohan Singh (after Mumbai attack )who sadly passed away few days ago

 

[Sunil1z]

Imagine voting for a guy like Starmer who blocks enquiry into grooming of minor girls and then taking moral high ground

 

[centurymaker]

Rules are rules. Don't want to follow them, don't bother coming.

 

[honestbharani]

Unfortunately this is what happens when you vote in cretins like Narendra Modi. How thick, bigoted and blinkered would you have to be to make that bloke your president.

You do realize he is not? Right? And at a guess, I think those adjectives would describe you better than anyone else.

 

[Molehill]

He is being treated like any other person.

I think the point here is that he’s an International Cricketer representing his country, he’s not like any other person. Do Indian Cricketers get treated like any other people? I think we know the answer to that….

 

[Spark]

This has gotten far too personal and heated and you all need to take about five steps back - otherwise I'll just tell you all to take it to N+P and delete any further posts on the topic.

 

[honestbharani]

I think the point here is that he’s an International Cricketer representing his country, he’s not like any other person. Do Indian Cricketers get treated like any other people? I think we know the answer to that….

Look, I am with you. The rules of the Indian Government are known. ECB should work with BCCI to see what is the best possible way to ensure they dont get their plans delayed due to this stuff.

The problem is, to anyone's knowledge, ECB have not and keep refusing to do that. And yet they keep making it out as though its someone else's fault.

 

[chris.hinton]

Absolute joke.

Indias system is mad. But the ECB should or would have been aware of this and they should have done something about it prior to all this. Not good for Mahmood really.