LAHORE: The British High Commission in Islamabad has refused visas to world champions Pakistan Blind cricket team, a press release of the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) announced on Tuesday.

‘With utter disappointment, the PBCC would like to inform that the visas of Pakistan Blind cricket team for the tour of England have been refused by the British High Commission,’ the press release states.

‘The PBCC was invited for the series by Blind Cricket England and Wales, the official affiliate of England and Wales Cricket Board, despite the fact PBCC also provided the funds approval from Pakistan Cricket Board, N.O.C from the government of Pakistan for the said tour to the British High Commission but all was in vain,’ the press release further stated.

‘The world champion blind cricketers are forced to think that being the underprivileged part of society their fundamental rights of even playing cricket are being denied,’ it concluded.