Visa issues stop two Windies players travelling to UK

West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein and batter Jyd Goolie person been incapable to recreation to nan UK for nan upcoming matches against England and Ireland because of visa issues.

Both stay successful Trinidad having grounded to summation visas aft UK introduction requirements were updated for Trinidad and Tobago citizens connected 23 April.

Hosein, 32, 2nd successful nan world T20 bowling rankings, was group to play successful nan first T20 against England astatine Chester-le-Street connected Friday.

The updated requirements mean some players had to be mandatory in-person appointments successful Trinidad earlier being granted support to recreation but Hosein has been incapable to do truthful successful time, fixed he was playing successful nan Pakistan Super League.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) is hopeful of resolving nan matter but it is improbable to beryllium done successful clip for Hosein, whose passport remains pinch nan authorities, to characteristic against England.

The 2nd T20 against England is connected Sunday successful Bristol and nan 3rd connected Tuesday successful Southampton.

Uncapped Goolie, 28, was a precocious summation to nan squad for nan three-match T20 bid against Ireland that follow, arsenic a replacement for Roston Chase aft he was named West Indies Test skipper past month.

Chase is returning to nan Caribbean to hole for a Test bid against Australia later this month, ruling him retired of nan T20s against Ireland, which are being played astatine Bready Cricket Club successful Northern Ireland. Hosein is besides successful nan squad to play Ireland.

"As soon arsenic nan updated visa requirements were announced, CWI began nan basal exertion processes. This was only imaginable aft Akeal returned to Trinidad, and pursuing nan confirmation of Jyd's action to nan Ireland squad", said CWI head of cricket Miles Bascombe.

A CWI connection added: "CWI made general efforts to expedite nan visa process for Akeal and applied for a visa waiver for Jyd.

"However, these processes are yet governed by UK migration authorities and stay extracurricular of CWI's control.

"CWI remains optimistic that nan matter will beryllium resolved successful nan coming days, allowing Hosein to subordinate nan squad for nan remaining matches."

The UK Home Office has been approached for comment.

England spinner Shoaib Bashir missed a Test successful India past year aft issues gaining a visa.