In a letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, prominent cricket players from all over the world have reiterated their plea for the medical care of former star player turned politician Imran Khan.
Within six months, a group of twenty-two former captains of international cricket, including Australian legends Greg and Ian Chappell and Indian players Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, signed a second similar letter to the prime minister of Pakistan.
Days after Khan was brought to a government hospital in the capital for a medical evaluation, the most recent request was made. After being examined in front of one of his sisters, Khan was sent back to Adiala prison in Rawalpindi, the garrison city. He was deemed 100% medically fit by doctors.

The group of legendary cricket players, however, questioned Khan's medical examination process.
The cricketers said, "Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered that Imran Khan be transferred to hospital for examination by a medical board that was to include his sister, Dr. Uzma Khan, and his own personal physicians."
The fact that Mr. Khan was only in the hospital for a few hours is concerning. Before the board could finish its job, he was evaluated by a state-appointed team instead of the board the court had ordered, deemed "medically fit," and sent back to Adiala jail.

In addition to leading Pakistan to the 1992 Cricket World Cup, Khan, 73, was prime minister from 2018 until his removal in 2022.
The 22 past captains of Pakistan's national team wrote to the prime minister "not as politicians, but as former colleagues and rivals (of Khan) who share a bond forged on the cricket field," stating that they do not want to make decisions regarding Pakistan's domestic judicial system.
Fourteen former international cricket players voiced their worries over Khan's health in February when his family reported that he had lost almost 85% of his right eye's vision, a claim that the government refuted. After receiving treatment, authorities later reported that his condition was getting better.Additionally, Khan's family and attorneys have accused the government of disobeying a court order mandating that he be checked at Islamabad's private Shifa International Hospital. Over the weekend, Pakistan's authorities denied the accusations, claiming that Khan was evaluated by medical professionals from the private hospital and that, due to security concerns, he could not be transported to Shifa International.
According to the authorities, Khan's followers had started congregating outside the private hospital in defiance of the court's injunction to prevent disturbing other patients.
Khan's family claimed that he was being subjected to "cruelty, mental torture, punitive solitary confinement and medical neglect," but the government denied these claims.

In a brief answer to The Associated Press last Friday, the Ministry of Information stated that Khan is being kept as a "convicted prisoner" serving sentences imposed by courts following judicial proceedings rather than under a government order.
Additionally, the ministry dismissed claims that Khan was denied significant contact with his family or kept in solitary confinement. It stated that since his incarceration in 2023, Khan has received over 900 visits from relatives, attorneys, physicians, political representatives, and other authorized visitors. According to the government, he has also been permitted to visit with his wife once a week and communicate by phone and WhatsApp with family members in Pakistan and outside.