Zimbabwe head coach Lalchand Rajput hailing from India ‘exempted’ from touring Pakistan
Zimbabwe head coach Lalchand Rajput hailing from India is not part of the team touring Pakistan.
Zimbabwe cricket team had arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday night to play a limited-overs series in Pakistan.
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has not sent their national coach Lalchand Rajput, along with the team.
In a statement, ZC, the national cricket board, said that Rajput had the required clearance from the Embassy of Pakistan but couldn’t go after the Embassy of India in Harare wrote to them, requesting Rajput to be “exempted” from the tour.
“Zimbabwe head coach Lalchand Rajput will miss the Pakistan tour after the Embassy of India in Harare wrote to Zimbabwe Cricket asking that he be exempted from visiting Pakistan. The Embassy of Pakistan in Harare had issued a visa to Rajput,” ZC said in a statement on its Twitter handle.
@ZimCricketv head coach @Lalchandrajput7 will miss the @TheRealPCB tour after the Embassy of India in Harare wrote to @ZimCricketv asking that he be exempted from visiting Pakistan. The Embassy of Pakistan in Harare had issued a visa to Rajput.#PAKvZIM | #LalchandRajput pic.twitter.com/LQ7LExKFic
— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) October 20, 2020
Meanwhile, bowling coach Douglas Hondo will serve as the acting head coach on the tour.
INTERIM HEAD COACH: With @Lalchandrajput7 unavailable, @ZimCricketv has appointed bowling coach Douglas Hondo to take charge of the team for the three ODIs and as many T20Is games against @TheRealPCB. All the best, Doug and the boys! #PAKvZIM | #VisitZimbabwe | #BowlOutCovid19 pic.twitter.com/5YxLmwRk5s
— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) October 20, 2020
As being reported, the Pakistan embassy had earlier issued Rajput a visa for the October-November tour.
