'I dug my hole in Australia and got on with life' - Chris Cairns opens up on match-fixing allegations on him

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns got a lot of attention from all around the world after the all-rounder was named as one of the match-fixers. Several former Kiwi cricketers including batter Brendon McCullum, and Lou Vincent among others, revealed that Cairns had approached them to take the money and fix matches.

However, the former all-rounder has had a very tough time recently in his personal life. It may be noted that the 51-year-old was on life support, and was paralyzed from below the waist after suffering a stroke during one of his four open-heart surgeries last year. Not only that, the former Kiwi all-rounder was also diagnosed with bowel cancer earlier this year.

I harbored a lot of anger and frustrations: Cairns

After facing so much trauma and a near-death experience, Chris Cairns has been recovering well and believes that the past few months have made his mind tough.

Speaking on a podcast hosted by NZME, Cairns said: “I harbored a lot of anger and frustration, but I carried that silently. I dug my hole in Australia and got on with life … but I was angry. But now, after the last seven months, it’s so far down my thinking. It’s not a priority. It seems like another time, another place.”