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[ad_1] England star Rehan Ahmed flew back home before the start of the 4th Test against India in Ranchi, prompting Ben Stokes to include Shoaib Bashir in the team for the penultimate match of the series. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) released a statement, explaining Rehan's decision to fly back home, suggesting the spinner had a personal emergency to deal with. The board did not announce a replacement for the spinner, who won't be returning to India for the 5th Test either. "Rehan Ahmed will return home for personal reasons. He will not be returning to India and we will not b...

[ad_1] Just a couple of weeks after the Shoaib Bashir controversy, another England cricketer, Rehan Ahmed, faced a visa issue as he was stopped at the Hirasar Airport on Tuesday ahead of the third Test against India. Though the issues were sorted, with the player being issued a temporary visa, a lot more needs to be done if Ahmed is to stay with the England squad for the remaining three Tests against India. In the wake of the unexpected development, the England & Wales Cricket Board issued a statement. "We were advised, on returning to India, that there was paperwork discrepancy with...

[ad_1] About 10 days after England spinner Shoaib Bashir found himself in the middle of a visa row, compatriot Rehan Ahmed is battling a similar issue. The spinner was stopped from entering India after he and the rest of the England team members had gone to Abu Dhabi during the 10-day break between the second and the third Test. Rehan was reportedly stopped at the Hirasar airport, Rajkot, as he wasn't carrying the right paperwork required for his entry into the country. As per a report in Sportstar, Rehan was stopped at the airport as he only held a single-entry visa. Considering the ass...