The upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 has to face another controversial state, as USA cricketer Ali Khan, who is a Pakistan-origin cricketer, claimed that he had not been granted a visa ahead of the tournament. 

He made this claim through a social media post, which has the caption, "India visa denied but KFC for the win." The USA international shared his photo with one of his teammates enjoying food at KFC. As there will be multiple Pakistan-origin players representing different national teams in the T20 World Cup, the visa controversy spread quickly.

Pakistani cricket fans on social media are claiming that Indian officials deliberately denied visas, as Ali Khan was born in Pakistan. But is it true that India rejected Khan's application for a visa for the T20 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7? Team India will be in action on the opening day of the tournament with the USA. Regarding the controversial situation, a media has emerged which contains different opinions.

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According to other claims, the visa denial claim made by the Pakistan-origin USA cricketer is not correct. According to a Cricbuzz report, the required documents for the visa were submitted exactly as required, and the process is underway. So, the claim made by Ali Khan is perhaps false.

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The Cricbuzz report further stated, "USA management received a call from the Indian Embassy indicating that some of the required information had been received, while additional inputs were still awaited from the Foreign Ministry. Once that process is complete, they will be contacted to proceed further. That is the current status."

Currently, the USA cricket team are in Sri Lanka for their preparations for the T20 World Cup. The visa denial claim spreads at a quick pace, as the UAE, Canada, Oman, and Italy cricket teams also have Pakistan-origin players in their squads.