India, Aug. 29 -- Javed Miandad broke down while speaking about the imprisonment of his former Pakistan teammate Imran Khan, making an emotional appeal for his release and insisting that the country's 1992 World Cup-winning captain was not a corrupt man.

Miandad's remarks come amid renewed concerns over Imran's health and treatment in prison. The former Pakistan prime minister, who has been jailed since August 2023, recently underwent a medical examination in Islamabad before being taken back to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. His party has challenged the manner in which the examination was conducted after Pakistan's Supreme Court had directed that he be taken to Shifa International Hospital and allowed access to doctors, including his person...