Former Pakistani Prime Minister and cricket legend Imran Khan will run for Chancellor of Oxford University, despite currently serving a 10-year jail sentence in Pakistan. His team confirmed the news to The Telegraph, stating that Khan will participate in the online ballot for the position.

The Chancellor position became vacant after Lord Patten, the former governor of Hong Kong and Tory Party chairman, resigned after holding the post for 21 years. This year, the election process will be conducted entirely online, a departure from the traditional in-person voting by graduates in full academic dress.

Khan, who studied Economics and Politics at Keble College, Oxford in 1972, is currently incarcerated on charges of inciting protests and violence against the Pakistani military. He denies these accusations.

“Imran Khan will contest for the chancellor of Oxford University as there is a public demand that he should contest,” Zulfi Bukhari told The Telegraph.

“We will announce it publicly once we get a go-ahead from Khan and start the signature campaign for it,” Bukhari said.

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While Khan’s chances of winning appear slim, his advisor on international media, Syed Zulfi Bukhari, stated that the decision to run was based on public demand. Bukhari also mentioned that a signature campaign will be launched once Khan approves the candidacy.

Khan’s candidacy faces stiff competition from other prominent figures, including former British Prime Ministers Sir Tony Blair and Boris Johnson.