New Zealand Player Chris Cairns on Life Support, Fans Pray For Kiwi Cricketer's Recovery

Chris Cairns, a former Black Caps all-rounder, is on life support in Australia.

Based on the sources, the 51-year-old had an aortic dissection in his heart last week in Canberra. Aortic dissection is a medical disorder in which the inner layer of the body's major artery tears.

The former player has to undergo multiple operations and he will be shifted to a specialty hospital in Sydney soon.

In his career, he played 200-ODI and 62-Test matches. With 3,320 Test runs and 218 wickets, Cairns is one of the best all-rounders in the world. In one-day internationals, he took 201 wickets and scored 4,950 runs.

Former cricketers and netizens are praying for a speedy recovery.

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Wishing #ChrisCairns a very speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/JBLHA2n25g

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 10, 2021

Such a stellar career and such an eventful life. So wish #ChrisCairns can recover.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 10, 2021

"We’re deeply concerned to hear of Chris Cairns' medical emergency. Our thoughts are with his family in Aus and here in NZ. Chris is a much loved husband, father, and son - and remains one of our finest allrounders. We hope he's able to make a full recovery.” -NZC CEO David White

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) August 11, 2021

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Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is on life support after a sudden collapse.

Get well Soon Champion #ChrisCairns pic.twitter.com/uX9D2XNiI1

— DANUSHKA ARAVINDA (@DanuskaAravinda) August 10, 2021