Pat Cummins joins the rallying cry for Imran Khan

LONDON: The deteriorating health of imprisoned former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan continues to cause great alarm among the international cricketing fraternity. Expressing deep concern over his condition, cricketers demanded that he gets private medical treatment, is seen by his own doctors and is allowed family visits.On Friday, Pat Cummins became perhaps the first active cricketer to voice his support for Imran's medical care. "I hope Imran Khan is treated with the dignity anyone deserves," the Australia's Test and ODI captain posted on X."I hope the court ordered medical assessment be allowed to run its course, and that family visits continue," he said, quoting a short clip of former Australian cricketer Greg Chappell on his podcast."Adding my support here to GC (Greg Chappell) and the other former international captains. I hope the court ordered medical assessment to be allowed to run its course, and that family visits continue," Cummins' plea added.Speaking on the Grade Cricketer podcast, Chappell earlier said, "He has been in isolation for three years. I don't think he is allowed books to read. He is in the dark most of the time. Nobody should be kept in those conditions. "I know there has been a tradition in Pakistan to have former prime ministers land up in jail, but this is over and above."Whilst no Pakistan cricketers signed Sunday's letter, Javed Miandad, former Pakistan captain and Imran's former teammate, is reportedly trying to visit him in jail. Imran's plight found centrestage during the ongoing Lord's Test between England and Pakistan, when his sons Sulaiman and Kasim, gave an interview to former England captain Michael Atherton during lunch on Thursday. Broadcast by Sky Sports, it prompted a formal complaint from the Pakistan Cricket Board. In Pakistan, PTV, which is broadcasting the series, did not show the 18-minute interview.Kasim told Atherton, "It's very clear what they are doing -- they are blatantly trying to kill him in there." "They just want to keep him in there as long as possible and hopefully just silence him," said Kasim.(With inputs from agencies)Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.