Seven former Australian cricket captains have written to Foreign Minister Penny Wong, raising humanitarian concerns over the detention of former prime minister and cricket captain Imran Khan, ESPN Cricinfo reported. The letter has been signed by Allan Border, Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, Belinda Clark, Kim Hughes, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh.

A three-member Supreme Court bench on August 18 ordered Adiala jail authorities to transfer Khan, 73, who has remained in prison since August 2023 following convictions in several cases, to Shifa Hospital for medical assessment and treatment within two days. However, he was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), where doctors from Shifa International Hospital were also present, according to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.

In the letter, the former captains said they were making the appeal "not as diplomats or political figures, but as former captains who felt compelled to speak up". The cricketers said they were taking no position on the legal or political case against Imran, describing it as a matter for Pakistan. Instead, they said their concern was about the treatment of people in detention, which they described as "a matter of basic humanity, whatever their politics".

On August 23, 22 former international cricket captains from around the world wrote to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seeking improved medical treatment for Khan. They called for a medical board, including Khan's own doctors, to complete an independent assessment of his health, particularly reports concerning loss of vision in his right eye. They also called for weekly family visits to be honoured and for any recommended treatment to be provided without delay.