In a letter published on social media, the captains urged the Pakistan government to allow the medical board directed by the Supreme Court, including Khan's personal doctors, to complete an independent assessment of his health

The new generation has developed skills that the older generation never had to learn — reverse sweeps, scoops, switch hits and the ability to score at extraordinary speed. That is also courage. But Test cricket asks different questions — can you do it when the ball is moving, when the pitch is helping fast bowlers?