India, Sept. 5 -- Concern over Imran Khan's health and treatment in prison has increasingly spilled beyond Pakistan's political arena and into the cricketing world, with a group of former international captains calling for the country's 1992 World Cup-winning skipper to receive proper medical care and dignified treatment. Khan, who later served as Pakistan's prime minister, has been in prison since 2023 amid a series of legal cases, while questions over his health and access to medical treatment have recently prompted several prominent former cricketers to speak publicly.

West Indies legend Brian Lara has now joined those voices, making an emotional appeal for Khan while stressing that his intervention is about humanity rather than polit...