Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and cricket legend, remains in prison following his incarceration in 2023. Recently, twenty-one international cricket captains reached out to the Pakistan government, advocating for better treatment of Khan. Adding to this chorus of support, renowned West Indies pacer Michael Holding has publicly praised Khan, despite expressing concerns over the political implications of his imprisonment. Holding’s endorsement highlights Khan’s enduring legacy in the cricketing world.
“I’ll mention one name, Imran Khan, but you probably don’t want to go down the political route, and I don’t want to either, but that’s a sad story. It has become one of the former Pakistan captain’s defining legacies. I played with Imran, I wouldn’t say I played a lot. I played some one-day games with him. “I am in total support of the captains who wrote that letter. I don’t know what effect it will have, but I am in total support of trying to get the man to be treated just like another human being. You don’t treat human beings that way. People who have committed murder aren’t treated that way.
I played county cricket, a few games against Imran, but apart from playing with Imran, I have spent time with Imran,” Holding said during a chat with Sports Now . So I don’t see the reason why this man should be treated that way,” Holding said.
