File photo of Mohammad Amir© Twitter
Pakistani cricket authorities breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after the Irish Consulate issued a visa to Mohammad Amir, who is likely to join the team before the second T20I in Dublin on May 12. The first of the three T20Is will be played at the Clontaff on Friday. ground. A PCB source said the board has been informed about Amir's visa approval and they are making travel arrangements for the left-arm pacer.
Amir is currently in Lahore while the rest of the squad left for Dublin for the series on Tuesday (May 7).
After days of deadlock, the breakthrough finally came after talks between the Pakistan Cricket Board and Cricket Ireland over the delay in issuing visas to Amir.
The PCB was not given a specific reason for the delay in issuing Amir's visa by the Irish consulate.
But the source said the delay occurred due to a technical glitch, which has now been resolved.
“It is clear that the PCB was not satisfied with the postponement of the visas as it affects the team management plans for the (T20) World Cup and also affects the affected player who has returned from retirement to international cricket after four years” , the source said. .
After the series against Ireland, Pakistan will move to England for four T20Is from May 22 in Leeds.
Interestingly, in 2018, Amir was immediately given a visa to play in Ireland's first Test match against Pakistan.
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