Pakistani ‘gamers sick from being confined to lodge’

Quick bowler Hasan Ali believes the fever that has unfold by the Pakistan staff on the World Cup has been attributable to being largely confined to their lodge.

“We will’t exit a lot. If we do wish to exit, we now have to go together with a complete safety staff,” stated Hasan on Thursday.

Pakistan are on their first go to to India in seven years whereas solely two of the 15-man squad had ever performed within the nation earlier than this World Cup.

The tense political and diplomatic relationship between the 2 neighbours implies that Pakistan and India meet solely in worldwide cricket tournaments, not bilateral occasions.

Pakistan’s participation within the World Cup had hinged on safety clearance from Islamabad and even when it was given, the federal government stated it nonetheless had critical reservations over safety for the staff.

Visas for the Pakistan squad had been solely issued two days earlier than their departure.

“The hospitality is sweet and we’re taken excellent care of, however we can not go exterior and we now have to inform the safety earlier than going out as a result of safety is a matter,” added 29-year-old Hasan, who has an Indian spouse.

Requested in regards to the 13 match gamers out there for Friday’s recreation in opposition to Australia, Hasan replied: “Sure, a lot of the gamers have recovered from fever however if you stay in a lodge room then room illness occurs.”

Six Pakistan gamers — Abdullah Shafique, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman in addition to reserves Mohammad Haris and Zaman Khan — had been laid low with flu and fever on Tuesday.

Pakistan supporters from throughout the border have been successfully banned from the World Cup after a failure to achieve visas.

Solely a handful attended the high-profile conflict with India at Ahmedabad’s 132,000-seater stadium, principally expatriates from america and the UK.

“The variety of followers has elevated and with journalists, they’re now about 45-47. Sure, we’re lacking our followers however that isn’t in our fingers,” stated Hasan, who’s Pakistan’s main wicket-taker at this World Cup with seven.

The Pakistan staff confronted a hostile crowd in Ahmedabad, prompting the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to lodge a grievance with the Worldwide Cricket Council.

They protested over the “inappropriate behaviour” of Indian followers in direction of the Pakistani gamers.