Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, six months after being left paralysed by a stroke. Cairns, 51, was only discharged from hospital last week after suffering a stroke during heart surgery in August. “Big shock and not what I was expecting after what was supposed to be a routine check-up,” Cairns said on Instagram. One of the best all-rounders of his era, he played 62 Tests, 215 one-day internationals and two Twenty20s. “As I prepare for another round of conversations with surgeons and specialists, I keep remembering how lucky I am to be here in the first place and how blessed I am to have all that I do in my life,” Cairns said.
