“I pray that what is going on on with him will get resolved, as a result of he doesn’t deserve this,” Miandad mentioned, tearing up as he spoke. “What’s being completed to him isn’t proper. It is pointless. He has a household too.
“I give it some thought on a regular basis, what he have to be doing [in prison], what he have to be considering of. We had been so shut. We was collectively and assume a lot of one another. We took Pakistan to such new heights. I am unable to assist however really feel so unhappy about it.”
“Imran Khan could be very unwell,” Moin mentioned. “I enchantment to the federal government of Pakistan that Imran be granted his rights as a former Prime Minister and citizen of Pakistan close to his therapy. I additionally enchantment to all Pakistan cricketers to lift their voice in help of Imran. These of us who performed with him discovered rather a lot from him, and he gave Pakistan cricket a lot.”
Cricketers who performed with him have spoken of their admiration for Imran as a captain – together with Ramiz Raja, who spoke about his present well being on the Stick with Cricket podcast – however have usually shunned talking on his present scenario.
Miandad was a key up to date of Imran’s throughout their taking part in days, the duo extensively acknowledged to have been the driving forces between Pakistan’s success by means of the Nineteen Eighties and early Nineteen Nineties. Each males captained the facet throughout that interval and performed collectively for Sussex.
Miandad spoke warmly about his relationship with Imran throughout his taking part in days, downplaying notions of a bitter rivalry.
“There was no rivalry between me and Imran. There was no struggle between us. I’ve by no means complained that Imran wronged me in any manner. I had an awesome profession which I’m very grateful for. Imran and I performed county cricket collectively too, we had been collectively for greater than half the yr, both in county cricket or with Pakistan. We had a good time collectively.”
“There’s a lot respect on the planet for Imran,” Miandad mentioned. “He has given Pakistan a lot. We should always take into consideration that. We have to bury the hatchet. He is a former prime minister… God forbid, if one thing occurs to him in jail, all of Pakistan will weep. And at the moment, they are going to all ask why they did this to Imran.
“Simply launch him, what distinction does it make to you? If one thing like this could occur to one in all us, we’ll all be upset. If one thing like that is taking place to my brother, in fact I will be upset.”