"The necessary medical documents from my hospital in Melbourne have not yet arrived. Those papers are required for the visa. So until I get them I can not say for certain when I might be able to fly," said a frustrated Bashar who is due to undergo an operation on his injured right thumb in Melbourne.

The country's premier batsman, who had to miss the ICC Champions Trophy in England because of the injury, is desperately looking forward to the surgery as he wants to return to action before a grueling international schedule at home starting with New Zealand's tour in October.