KARACHI, Dec 26: A Pakistan delegate said he was refused an Indian visa on Thursday to attend an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Development Committee in Calcutta this month.

“The Indian High Commission told me that I am not cleared by their home ministry and this means I can’t attend the ACC Development Committee meeting in Calcutta on December 28 and 29,” ACC Development Manager Zakir Hussain Syed told AFP.

“It’s disappointing because I have never been refused a visa earlier and I don’t see any political link to it.”

President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Jagmohan Dalmiya, who is also president of the ACC’s financial wing, was due to chair the meeting.

“I had submitted the visa request with Dalmiya’s invitation on Dec 13 but on Thursday I was told I am not cleared,” Syed said.