Indian cricketers Kapil, Sidhu to attend Imran’s oath ceremony

India’s world cup winning skipper Kapil Dev and former batsmen Navjot Singh Sidhu will be attending Imran Khan’s oath-taking ceremony, PTI leader Faisal Javed confirmed on Sunday.

Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup winning squad members and others cricketers will also be attending the ceremony scheduled to be held on August 18. However, former Indian batsman and Khan’s fellow cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has excused himself from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s invitation due to work commitment.

He has wished Imran good luck in advance his oath-taking as the prime minister of Pakistan. "As a cricketer, 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," Gavaskar said.

As per party’s statement released last week, the ceremony will be completely national in its façade and essence, as Khan has decided to go for a simple and austere ceremony.