The lack of a number of entry India visa had delayed Rehan Ahmed’s exit from the airport after England arrived right here for the third Test, however the spinner’s teammate Ollie Pope hoped that the problem can be resolved forward of the match, starting on Thursday. England had flown to Abu Dhabi on an prolonged 10-day break after the second Test at Visakhapatnam however on the staff’s return on Monday, Ahmed was stopped from leaving the Hirasar airport right here as a result of he had solely a single-entry visa.

The native immigration authorities managed to offer the 19-year-old an interim two-day visa to facilitate his entry, and Pope was optimistic that your entire episode would come to an finish ahead of later.

“Hopefully it (Ahmed’s visa issue) will be sorted in a day or so,” stated Pope whereas addressing a press convention right here on Tuesday.

Ahmed took two wickets within the first Test which England gained by 28 runs, whereas within the second Test at Visakhapatnam he grabbed six wickets however India gained by 106 runs to stage the five-match sequence 1-1.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stated in an announcement on Tuesday that the Indian authorities had discovered some discrepancies in Ahmed’s paperwork and that they have been working in direction of resolving it.

“We were advised, on returning to India, that there was paperwork discrepancy with Rehan Ahmed’s visa,” ESPNcricinfo had quoted the ECB.

“The local authorities at Rajkot Airport were supportive, enabling Rehan’s entry on a temporary visa.

The correct visa should be processed and issued in the coming days. He will continue to prepare with the rest of the squad ahead of the third Test,” the assertion added.

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