Overview
- An open letter signed by 14 ex-international captains asks Pakistan to provide medical attention, humane detention conditions and transparent access to due legal process for Imran Khan.
- Greg Chappell initiated and drafted the appeal and said Indian greats Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev agreed to sign immediately despite expected pressure.
- Signatories include Ian and Greg Chappell, Clive Lloyd, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain, Michael Brearley, David Gower, John Wright, Kim Hughes, Belinda Clark, Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar.
- Coverage cites family and media reports that Khan’s eyesight has deteriorated drastically in jail, with accounts describing near-total loss in one eye.
- No former Pakistan captains signed the letter, though ex-players such as Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shahid Afridi voiced support on social media; Khan has been jailed since August 2023 and received a 31-year sentence in December 2025.