# Ex-cricket captains urge Pakistan to provide ‘proper medical care’ for Imran Khan

https://mins.news/en/item/30193

- BBC News, 2026-08-24 03:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2z889l0dxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Twenty-one former cricket captains, including Sunil Gavaskar and Sir Alastair Cook, have urged Pakistan’s leader Shehbaz Sharif to ensure imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan receives proper medical care. They called for a Supreme Court-directed assessment involving his own doctors, uninterrupted weekly family visits and prompt treatment. Khan denies the corruption charges against him.

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