NDTV sports reports that the Pakistan internationals expected to play next weekend in the Skydome do not have PCB permission to take part. The site also reports
” The organisers are creating a fuss now as according to them they have sold out tickets for the match on the basis of the Pakistani players confirming their appearance in the match.
“The organisers point out that tickets were sold out because they advertised that Misbah, Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Akmal, Hammad Azam were the players who would take part in the match,” one source said.
“They even arranged electronic visas for the players for Canada after confirmation from the players and they fear if the players don’t show up for the match they could face heavy financial losses.”
Selling out the Rogers Centre seems unlikely but the absence of the Pakistani players certainly represents a problem for Kat rose, the organizers of the event
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