Across the borders that once divided them on cricket fields, twenty-one former captains of the game have found common cause in a quieter arena — the question of what a civilization owes even to those it has imprisoned. Imran Khan, seventy-three years old and held in a Pakistani cell since August 2023, is reportedly losing sight in his right eye while a Supreme Court order for proper medical assessment goes unfulfilled. The letter these former rivals signed together is not a political document so much as a moral one: a reminder that the obligations of basic decency do not pause for legal comple
Cricket captains urge Pakistan to provide proper medical care for jailed Imran Khan
Imran Khan, age 73, has spent over three years in custody with reported vision loss in his right eye and restricted access to medical care and family visits.