As Imran Khan's health fades while he's locked up in a 'death cell', and Pakistan players are forced to turn a blind eye, the sport he graced for so long deserves great credit for refusing to let him disappear, writes OLIVER HOLT

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There is a portrait in the Lord's Long Room, a water colour of Imran Khan, his head bowed, his face stern and set in concentration, a pen in his hand. It is a beautiful, poignant painting.