Pakistan-born Usman Khawaja was unable to join his Australian teammates on either of their two flights to India over the past 36 hours as he is still awaiting a visa from the Indian government.
The touring players and support staff departed Australia for India and their initial training base in Bengaluru via two separate flights on Tuesday and Wednesday but Khawaja was not present on either, as his passport and visa had not yet returned from the India high commission.
Khawaja posted on his Instagram account early Wednesday afternoon to indicate he was yet to depart: “Me waiting for my Indian Visa like... #stranded #dontleaveme #standard #anytimenow”on Wednesday that all parties were hopeful of a resolution in time for Khawaja to join teammates later this week.
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