Former England skipper Mike Atherton conducted the 18-minute interview with Imran's sons, Kassim and Suleman. The two expressed fears about the well-being of their 73-year-old father, who is a celebrated former captain under whom the country won its first and only ODI World Cup in 1992.

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT LORD'S: The heavily politicised PCB are sensitive to any criticism of government policy, and have denied mistreating the 73-year-old Imran.

The interview was conducted on Wednesday at Lord's and broadcast during the lunch break on the first day of the second Test