Former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan is all set to take the oath as the Prime Minister of his country after winning the general elections in the country for Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI). Having served his country as the cricketer as well, PTI has decided to invite the former Indian cricketers including Sunil Gavaskar for the ceremony which will reportedly take place on August 18. But he has cleared that he won’t be traveling to Pakistan and has declined the invitation.

Gavaskar is due to be present in England to cover the ongoing Test series between India and England and during the same time, his fellow Pakistan counterpart will step in as the Prime Minister of his country. He also hoped that Imran works for the betterment of the country during his tenure at the helm while also expecting that the relations between the two countries improve immensely.

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As quoted in India today, Gavaskar had said, “As a cricketer, Imran Khan has visited India a number of times. He has interacted with Indians. He understands India, so I have a lot of expectations from him as far as India’s relations with Pakistan are concerned.” Meanwhile, the former Indian captain also confirmed that he has already spoken to Imran Khan and has wished him all the luck for his tenure ahead as a Prime Minister.

Moreover, other Indian legends like Kapil Dev and Navjot Singh Sidhu were also invited and they are set to visit Pakistan for the oath-taking ceremony. Both the cricketers have played alongside Imran during their respective careers in the 1980s and 90s.

There were also reports of the Bollywood actor Aamir Khan being invited for the ceremony but the man himself has denied it. He also went on to say that he won’t be attending the ceremony even if he gets the invitation from PTI.