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Gavaskar, Kapil Dev Among 21 Cricket Captains To Appeal Pakistan For Imran Khan’s Welfare
21 former cricket captains, including Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, write to Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to ensure Imran Khan’s medical treatment and welfare.
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Twenty-one former international cricket captains, including India’s Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, have written to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif requesting ‘medical treatment and welfare’ for Imran Khan. A former all-rounder, 1992 World Cup-winning captain and arguably the country’s greatest cricketer, Imran served as the country’s Prime Minister from 2018-22.
He has been in prison since 2023 due to convictions on corruption, leaking state secrets, and an unlawful marriage. He and his party maintain the accusations are politically motivated. Recently, he was briefly taken to a government hospital for court-ordered medical checks, declared medically fit, and swiftly returned to jail, sparking a contempt petition from his party.
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Six months ago, 14 captains wrote to the Pakistan government, asking for immediate medical attention for the 73-year-old, amid disputed accounts of his health. Their fresh statement had seven new signatories.
“We wrote then not as politicians, but as former colleagues and rivals who share a bond forged on the cricket field — one that transcends the borders and disputes that too often divide countries,” the captains’ letter wrote. “We write again now — joined by seven further former captains -because of what has reportedly just occurred. Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered that Imran Khan be transferred to hospital for examination by a medical board that was to include his own personal physicians and his sister, Dr Uzma Khan. The Court also reinstated weekly family visits. These were very welcome steps,” the statement added.
“Concerningly, Mr Khan’s hospital stay lasted only a few hours. He was examined by a state-appointed team rather than the board the Court had directed, declared “medically fit,” and returned to Adiala Jail before that board could complete its work. His family and legal team say this falls short of what the Court ordered,” the statement said.
The captains wrote that they do not seek to interfere in Pakistan’s legal processes but urged authorities to respect three key demands regarding Imran Khan’s welfare.
They called for the Supreme Court-appointed medical board, including Khan’s personal doctors, to complete an independent assessment of his health, particularly his reported loss of vision in the right eye. They also demanded that court-ordered weekly family visits be allowed without interruption or administrative delays. Finally, they urged that any treatment recommended by the medical board be provided immediately.
Signatories:Adam Gilchrist, Alex Blackwell, Allan Border, Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Arjuna Ranatunga, Belinda Clark, Clive Lloyd, David Gower, Dilip Vengsarkar, Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, John Wright, Kapil Dev, Kim Hughes, Lee Germon, Michael Atherton, Michael Brearley, Nasser Hussain, Stephen Waugh, Sunil Gavaskar.
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Ask News18Imran Khan is currently receiving medical care at PIMS Islamabad, with eye specialists reportedly involved in his treatment. Concerns have been raised about his health, including reported loss of vision in his right eye, anxiety, palpitations, and elevated blood pressure. He was transferred to a hospital for assessment by a medical board, which is to include his personal physicians.
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