Allan Border, a former captain of Australia’s national cricket team, has disclosed that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and stated that it would be a’miracle’ if he lived to reach 80 years old.
Border, who previously held the record for most runs in test cricket and captained Australia to World Cup triumph in 1987, said that he was diagnosed with the condition in 2016, but he sought to hide the diagnosis from the public. Border also revealed that he attempted to hide the fact that he captained Australia to World Cup glory in 1987.
Parkinson’s disease, for which there is now no treatment, progressively deteriorates brain tissue. Loss of control of one’s muscles, tremors, stiffness of the muscles, and slowness of movement are all common symptoms.
Because I’m a really private person, I didn’t want anyone to feel sorry for me or anything like that. You have no way of knowing whether or not they care. However, I am aware that there will come a day when people will take notice,” Border said to News Corporation.
I have the impression that I am in a far better position than the majority of others. At this moment, I do not feel fear, at least not about the near future.
“I will be 68 years old in July. It will be a miracle if I can make it until 80. My close buddy is a physician, and I once told him that if I lived to reach 80, it would be a miracle. He predicted that it would be a miracle if it happened.
The Border-Gavaskar trophy, which is awarded to the winner of the test series between India and Australia, is named after both the legendary cricket player Allan Border and the renowned Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar.
The Allan Border Medal is awarded to the Australian cricketer who is regarded as having had the greatest year overall.
Border was the first batter to score more than 11,000 runs in the history of cricket. He finished his career with 11,174 runs, which included 27 centuries, while playing 156 tests for Australia.
He continued by saying, “There is no way in the world that I’m going to get another hundred.”
“All I have to do is make my way slowly toward the west.”