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Ali Khan’s visa case and the Usman Khawaja backlash reveal how identity, visas, and politics are reshaping global cricket. Visa politics overshadow the 2026 T20 World Cup as Pakistani-origin USA players, including Ali Khan, face Indian visa barriers.

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A Familiar Pattern: Asia Cup 2023 and the Visa Precedent

This was not the first warning sign. Ahead of the Asia Cup 2023, visa uncertainty and security disagreements led to hybrid hosting arrangements and months of administrative standoffs. The lesson was never absorbed: when hosting rights outpace administrative neutrality, tournaments fracture.

The Ali Khan episode suggests the same risk now shadows the T20 World Cup.

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