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PCB lodges formal complaint with Sky Sports over Imran Khan interview
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PCB lodges formal complaint with Sky Sports over Imran Khan interview

From Times of Oman · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) formally complained to Sky Sports for airing an interview with Imran Khan's sons during a Test match lunch break.
  • PCB considered players refusing to return to the field in protest, but Sky aired the 18-minute interview despite objections.
  • The interview focused on the sons' concerns over their father's health and life, as he remains imprisoned.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has lodged a formal complaint with Sky Sports after the broadcaster aired an interview with the sons of former Prime Minister and World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan. The interview took place during the lunch interval of the second Test match between England and Pakistan at Lord's.

PCB is considering the option of Pakistan players not taking to the field after the break as a mark of protest.

— CricinfoReporting on the PCB's potential reaction to the interview.

The PCB reportedly considered having Pakistan players refuse to take the field after the break as a protest against the broadcast. Sky Sports, however, proceeded to air the 18-minute segment despite the PCB's objections, which were communicated ahead of the lunch interval.

PCB is understood to have got in touch with Sky ahead of the lunch break to protest and threatened that players would not return to the field post-lunch if the interview was aired.

— CricinfoDetailing the PCB's communication with Sky Sports.

Imran Khan's sons, Suleiman and Kasim Khan, expressed their fears and concerns regarding their father's health and well-being during the interview. Khan has been imprisoned for three years, and his health has been a subject of significant scrutiny in Pakistan recently. His sons have alleged violations of a Supreme Court order that directed him to be moved to Islamabad's Shifa Hospital, stating he was taken to a state-run facility instead.

Imran's sons, Suleiman and Kasim Khan, expressed their fears and concerns over their father's health and life, as he has been in prison for three years.

— Article textDescribing the content of the interview.

Adding to the pressure on the Pakistan government, twenty-two former international cricket captains have penned a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. They renewed their appeal for adequate medical treatment for Khan, citing recent developments that they claim fall short of a Supreme Court directive. This follows a previous letter from 14 captains in February that received no response.

Twenty-two former international cricket captains have written another letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, renewing their appeal for medical treatment of former ODI World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan following recent developments that they say fall short of a Supreme Court directive.

— CricinfoHighlighting the international cricket community's involvement.
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Originally published by Times of Oman in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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