However, he will now travel with the England squad to Kolkata for the first T20I of the series. The opening match of the T20I series will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on January 22. England will play a five-match T20I series and a three-match ODI series before going to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025.
Saqib Mahmood is of Pakistani heritage, which is the main reason for the delay in his visa process. The situation has happened previously as well with various Pakistani-origin cricketers like Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali, Shoaib Bashir, and Rehan Ahmed.
Saqib Mahmood faced similar issues in 2019 as well and was replaced later from Ethe ngland Lions tour of India after a drawn-out visa process. He also missed Lancashire's pre-season tour of India after anticipating a similar problem.
Saqib Mahmood misses England's camp
The camp featured England's top fast bowlers like Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, and Mark Wood. However, Mahmood was unable to travel with the team as his passport was still with the Indian Embassy at that time.
The 27-year-old right-arm quick has played 2 Tests, 9 ODIs, and 18 T20Is. He has also been named in England's squad for the Champions Trophy 2025. He has a good ODI record with 14 wickets in 9 ODIs at an average of 26.85.
The same problem faced by Shoaib Bashir
Bashir was back in time for the second Test of the series and played in three Tests. But India came back strongly to clinch the series 4-1. Bashir made his Test debut in the series and finished with 17 wickets in three Tests.
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