Moin Ali, Ambati Rayudu / Photo: Twitter
Mumbai: All-rounder Moin Ali will miss the opening match of the Chennai Super Kings. Moin Ali has not yet been able to reach India from England due to non-issuance of visa.
The inaugural match of the IPL will be played on March 26. Here the Kolkata Knight Riders will take on the Chennai Super Kings. However, foreign players arriving in India are required by law to stay in the quarantine for three days.
Moin Ali should stay in Quarantine for three days
Moin Ali will have to stay in the quarantine for three days, ensuring that the England star will miss Chennai’s first match of the season. Chennai Super Kings CEO Kashi Viswanathan also confirmed this.
Chennai Super Kings and BCCI are working to get Moin Ali a visa. Kashi Viswanathan said he hoped the issue would be resolved within two days. Kashi Viswanathan said the delay in issuing visas to people of Pakistani descent was due to special procedures.
Moin Ali’s grandfather immigrated to England from Pakistan. They went to England from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. But Moin Ali was born in England.