Overview
- The sons, Sulaiman and Kasim Khan, publicly condemned Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday after Sky Sports aired a Michael Atherton interview about their father, saying the board had ‘made absolute fools of themselves’ for reportedly threatening not to return to the field at Lord’s.
- Multiple reports say the PCB tried to stop the broadcast and warned the team might boycott play, but the England and Wales Cricket Board intervened and the match continued and Pakistan captain Babar Azam and coach Sarfaraz Ahmed said they had no knowledge of any boycott plan.
- The brothers used the interview to repeat sharp allegations about Imran Khan’s health and treatment in custody, saying a Supreme Court-ordered independent medical check was subverted when authorities took him to PIMS instead of the privately nominated Shifa Hospital.
- Mohsin Naqvi’s dual role as PCB chairman and Pakistan’s interior minister has intensified criticism that the dispute is politically charged, and the episode coincided with the reported sacking of coach Sarfaraz, which Pakistan officials described as a performance decision.
- The episode could deepen scrutiny of Pakistan’s cricket governance and prompt diplomatic or regulatory fallout while the family’s unproven claims about custodial mistreatment keep pressure on courts and rights observers to seek clearer medical access and transparency.