Allan Border, a former Australian captain, has disclosed that he has had Parkinson’s disease since 2016. The condition is a type of illness that interferes with the neurological system and affects how the body moves. The ‘Border-Gavaskar’ trophy, which was won by Australia and India, is honoured by the name Border, who will turn 68 next month.
Border explained that he didn’t want people to feel “sorry” for him when asked why he had kept his illness a secret.
It will be a miracle if the veteran lives to be 80 years old, he said in an interview with Newscorp.
The neurosurgeon told Border, “I’m sorry to tell you but you’ve got Parkinson’s,” when she went into his office.
Just the way you walked in, he continued. Your arms are hanging at your sides without swinging, straight down. He had no doubts.
The Australian legend claimed that he wanted to inform people of his ailment before they noticed it themselves.
I don’t know if people care, but I’m a really private person, so I didn’t want them to feel sorry for me. But I’m confident that the public will eventually take notice,” Border remarked.
The veteran claimed that his condition is significantly better than some other Parkinson’s patients in a really spine-chilling way.
“I have the impression that I am in far better shape than most others. I’m not afraid right now, not about the near future, either. I’m 68. It will be a miracle if I reach 80. I told a doctor buddy that making 80 runs would be a miracle, and he responded, “That will be a miracle,” according to the illustrious batter.
Border played 156 Test matches in his playing career, which lasted from 1978 to 1994. He captained the Australian team in 93 of those games. Prior to eventually hanging up his bats after scoring 11,174 runs, he held the distinction of becoming the first player to reach 11,000 runs.