Afghanistan’s warm-up games at the Under-19 World Cup have been cancelled after visa issues delayed the team’s arrival in the West Indies for the tournament. The ICC revealed, via a media release, that discussions attempting to resolve the issue were ongoing.

“We have been working together with the Afghanistan Cricket Board and relevant stakeholders to try and find a resolution to the problem and allow the team to travel,” ICC Head of Events, Chris Tetley said.

“In the meantime, we have rescheduled the warm-up fixtures to ensure the teams in the region are able to continue their preparation ahead of the start of the tournament on 14 January.”

Afghanistan, who finished seventh in the 2020 edition, were scheduled to play England at Warner Park today (January 10) and the UAE at St Paul’s on Wednesday (January 12). England and UAE will now face off at Conaree Cricket Centre on January 11.