Former Australian captain Allan Border has revealed that he has Parkinson’s disease. Border shared that he was diagnosed with the disease in 2016, but tried to keep it private.
Speaking to Newscorp, Border revealed: “I’m a pretty private person and I didn’t want people to feel sorry for me sort of thing. Whether people care you don’t know. But I know there’ll come a day when people will notice,”
“I’m 68 (in July). If I make 80, that’ll be a miracle. I’ve got a doctor friend and I said if I make 80 that’ll be a miracle. He said, ‘That will be a miracle.'” the former cricketer added
Border also said he isn’t worried about the immediate future and feels much better than most Parkinson’s patients. However, the legendary cricketer is certain he will not reach the 100-year mark, saying: “No way am I going to get another 100, that’s for sure. I’ll just slip slowly into the west.”
Allan Border made his debut for Australia in 1978 and scored 30 centuries and 102 half-centuries in a 16-year career. As a player, the stylish left-hander was the first to score more than 11,000 runs in Test cricket, a record later broken by Brian Lara.
Border took over the captaincy from Kim Hughes in the 1984-85 season. He led the Kangaroos to victory in the 1987 ODI World Cup, which was co-hosted by India and Australia. He went on to lead Australia to a 4-0 Ashes sweep in 1989.
The famous Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is named after him and former Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar.
Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc reacted to the news that Allan Border had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, telling reporters: “It’s sad to hear (that) of one of the greats of Australian cricket, a big character in the world of cricket, and our wishes go out to AB and to the family as well.”
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Updated: 01 Jul 2023, 11:55 AM IST
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