New Zealand cricket legend Chris Cairns is in hospital on life support after he collapsed with a major medical emergency in Canberra.
It is understood Cairns suffered a major medical emergency – an aortic dissection – in Canberra last week.He will be transferred to a specialist hospital in Sydney soon.He has reportedly undergone several operations while in hospital, but has not responded to treatment as hoped.
Cairns, 51, the son of Black Cap legend Lance Cairns, was a right-hand batsman and fast-medium bowler.Cairns played 62 test matches, 215 one day internationals and two T20s for New Zealand between 1989 and 2006. He went on to become a commentator with Sky Sport in New Zealand. Cairns has been living and working in Canberra with his wife Mel and their children for several years.He has been the chief executive of SmartSportz, a company specialising in virtual sport.
Cairns had to rebuild his life after walking out of Southwark Crown Court in London in 2015 after being found not guilty of perjury and perverting the course of justice charges in relation to match-fixing allegations.Distressing news from Australia.
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