Moin Khan and Imran Khan
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Moin Khan has joined the growing chorus of voices expressing concern over the deteriorating health of former Pakistan captain and 1992 World Cup-winning leader Imran Khan, urging the country’s authorities to ensure that the 73-year-old receives proper medical treatment in jail. Moin, who played alongside Imran during Pakistan’s celebrated 1992 World Cup campaign, said the former captain’s contribution to Pakistan cricket could not be forgotten and urged authorities to fulfil his right to receive medical treatment. 22 former captains from countries including India, England, the West Indies and New Zealand wrote to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seeking adequate healthcare and constitutional safeguards for the former Pakistan captain. The letter followed an earlier appeal by 14 former captains in February.
One more time, I will urge the authorities, the government of Pakistan and all those people who run the Adiala jail,” Moin said in his video. He has given Pakistan cricket a lot,” he said. His intervention came shortly after batting great Javed Miandad also made an impassioned appeal in support of Imran. “Our captain Imran Khan, as you all know, is currently in Adiala jail, and his condition is quite bad at present. “My request is that our captain’s right, as a former prime minister, as a citizen of Pakistan, his right to medical care should be honoured. Whatever he needs, it should be seen to,” he added. “Besides, I also urge other cricketers to speak up and voice their support for him. Imran Khan’s contribution to Pakistan cricket [is immense] and all of us who played in his era learnt a lot from him. The concerns have also prompted a group of former international captains to call for better medical care for Imran.
Moin, a key member of Pakistan’s World Cup-winning side under Imran, released an emotional video message on Saturday in which he appealed to the government, Adiala jail authorities and fellow cricketers to stand up for the former all-rounder.