Cricket is sadly silent as Paks scribe is turned away by England, India

One of the best Cricket writer from Pakistan , Osman Samiuddin has been rejected VISA from both England and India and there is no outrage. I accidently came across this wonderful piece from Peter Roebuck.
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"Once more he has been judged by the actions of others, and not his own. Once more a proven journalist, a member of our community, has been black-balled for no reason whatsoever. Once more cricket has been silent.

Although this benighted tournament is reaching its later stages, Samiuddin still hopes to make it to India. He thinks the Indians will relent after the end of the Id celebrations. Nevertheless it is wrong that he was ever turned away, wrong that the game's stakeholders did not intervene on his behalf. After all, cricket's greatest lesson is that every ball must be treated on its merits."

Cricket is sadly silent as Paks scribe is turned away by England, India: