The 12th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup is all set to take place from 30 May and is scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales. According to the British High Commission (BHC) spokesperson, around 80,000 Indians may travel for the World Cup to support Virat Kohli and his 'Men in Blue'. In March and April alone, over 132,000 UK visa applications were submitted at VFS Global, which accounted for around 65 per cent of the overall UK visa application. BHC said they targeted Indians through campaigns running since February to travel to the UK for the World Cup matches. "Since February UKVI has been running our cricket campaign across India aimed specifically at Indians travelling for the cricket.

Source: dna May 17, 2019 12:56 UTC