Crowe points at rigorous touring lifestyle as cause of cancer ? Cricket News Update
Former New Zealand captain and batsman Martin Crowe, who was recently diagnosed with a form of cancer know as lymphoma, confirmed that the disease is curable, alongside blaming the rigours of the touring lifestyle for his illness.
?It is very treatable. It is not aggressive,? Crowe said, adding that the treatment would be ?decided in due course after further tests and consultation in the next two weeks?.
?In the past, on travels during my cricket career, suffering salmonella and glandular fever has compromised me,? Crowe went on to explain. ?The result of a weakened immune system over the last two decades is basically why I have become exposed to this sort of disease.?
Crowe was among the Kiwis? most well-known batsmen and still holds the New Zealand record for most Test centuries (17). Forming part of a fairly successful New Zealand outfit in the 1980s, alongside players such as Richard Hadlee, Crowe went on to play a total of 77 Tests (with 5444 runs to his name) and 143 ODIs (4704 runs).
He retired from cricket in 1995, after a bad knee forced him out of the game, and turned to other cricket-related pursuits, such as serving as a commentator for Sky in New Zealand. He attempted a comeback to cricket last year, in a bid to bring his 19,608 first-class runs up to a round 20,000. However, a thigh muscle strain did not allow him to proceed with the plan.
The 50-year-old was recently revealed to have been diagnosed with grade two follicular lymphoma, which had spread to the lymph nodes in his neck, armpits and stomach. He blamed a string of illnesses contracted on various tours, such as the salmonella poisoning he picked up in 1984 while touring Sri Lanka, for weakening his immune system and making him susceptible to the disease.
Crowe also went on to express his thanks for the support that had poured in from all quarters, claiming the concern shown by so many people around the world had helped him recover from the shock of his diagnosis. He added that he would do his best to fight the disease, comparing it to a gruelling Test innings.
?My mindset and fierce focus has kicked in just like it did when approaching a long innings in a Test match,? he said. ?I will focus on the important things in front of me, and nothing else.?
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