Twenty-two former international cricket captains have written another letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, renewing their appeal for medical treatment of former ODI World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan following recent developments that they say fall short of a Supreme Court directive, according to Cricinfo.
“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 letter says, as quoted by Cricinfo.
“The Court also reinstated weekly family visits. These were very welcome steps. Concerningly, Mr Khan’s hospital stay lasted only a few hours. The letter also urged authorities to ensure that the weekly family visits reinstated by the court take place without any interruption or administrative delays, and requested that any treatment recommended after the medical assessment be provided without delay. 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.
Earlier reporting noted: Former captains appeal to Pakistan PM for humane treatment for Imran Khan Former Australian captain Greg Chappell, with the support of 20 other former international skippers, appealed on Sunday to the Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to provide ‘humane treatment and proper medical care’ for former Pakistan cricket captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan. Earlier reporting noted: Appeal by 21 Former International Cricket Captains on the Medical Treatment and Welfare of Imran Khan Earlier reporting noted: Six months ago, fourteen former international cricket captains wrote to you and the Pakistani government appealing for humane treatment and proper medical care for Imran Khan.
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,” it added.
