Michael Atherton’s interview with Imran Khan’s sons at Lord’s demonstrates the soft power of sport. His questions, amplified by a concerned cricket community, have kept attention on the case. Global cricket activism will make Pakistan’s continued incarceration of Khan unsustainable. Imprisoning a cricket icon isn’t merely a domestic political matter.
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