Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced that two players, spinner Akeal Hosein and promising young cricketer Jyd Goolie, have encountered difficulties in joining the squad for the upcoming T20 Internationals against England and Ireland, scheduled to commence on Friday, June 6.
The organization reported via press release that issues stem from new UK visa entry regulations for citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, which came into effect on April 23 and May 12, 2025. The revised rules necessitated both Hosein and Goolie to submit visa applications and attend compulsory in-person appointments.
CWI’s Director of Cricket, Miles Bascombe, provided clarified the matter:
“As soon as the updated visa requirements were announced, CWI began the necessary application processes. This was only possible after Akeal returned to Trinidad, and following the confirmation of Jyd’s selection to the Ireland squad,” Bascombe stated.
“Akeal, who was chosen for both the England and Ireland segments of the tour, received permission to fulfill his commitments with the extended Pakistan Super League until mid-May. Jyd was called up for the Ireland series after Roston Chase was appointed Test captain on May 16. Chase was preparing to leave the UK to join the Test camp in Barbados, opening a spot in the squad. However, Jyd was unable to obtain the required visa waiver, as the transition period for Trinidad and Tobago residents had already expired,” he continued.
CWI has reportedly formally sought to accelerate the visa process for Hosein and has applied for a visa waiver for Goolie. Nonetheless, these procedures are ultimately at the discretion of UK immigration authorities and are beyond CWI’s direct control. The organization remains hopeful that the issue will be resolved shortly, enabling Hosein to join the squad for the remaining fixtures. Meanwhile, officials say Chase will stay with the T20 team for the duration of the series before linking up with his Test teammates ahead of the first Test against Australia in Barbados.
CWI has extended its gratitude to fans and stakeholders for their ongoing support and patience as it works through these administrative hurdles, and stated that it looks forward to a successful series.
All player should hold a diplomatic passport of Barbados going forward. Pm Mia must be contacted and discuss that matter with her. This is the bull sh.. countries like the UK do to their commonwealth partners and so call friends.
Luckily Arthanaze and Hodge are not in the team because they would be stock thanks to those wicked, corrupt and evil leaders of the Caribbean . But they can go all over though. That’s why we need to save Dominica and get rid of this mighty corrupt regime of Roosevelt Skerrit