Rubel finally gets SA immigration clearance

Sports Desk: Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain has finally secured immigration clearance from the South Africa.

This means there is now no more bar on his way to South Africa for Bangladesh series.

Rubel is expected to leave Dhaka for South Africa to join the Tigers on Thursday night or Friday morning, according to a reliable source of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB.

The news comes at the moment when BCB is all set to send Kamrul Islam Rabbi, replacing Rubel to South Africa.

Rabbi, who is currently staying in Khulna for National Cricket League (NCL), also reserved a ticket to return Dhaka on Thursday evening.

Soon, BCB came to know Rubel has secured immigration clearance from South Africa.

Earlier, South Africa immigration department denied to give immigration clearance to pacer Rubel Hossain as one Bangladesh national who named Rubel Hossain was blacklisted in the country.

risingbd/Dhaka/September 21, 2017/Porag/A K Azad