Chris Cairns
Chris Cairns left paralysed after suffering stroke during heart operation
Wellington: Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns was left paralysed after suffering a stroke during a heart operation, media reports said.
The cricketer underwent an emergency surgery at a Sydney hospital this month and was kept briefly on life support.
In a statement, his family said he will now begin a "significant rehabilitation process" at a specialist spinal hospital in Australia, reports BBC.
They added the 51-year-old faces "a long road to recovery."
In his career, the cricketer played 62 Tests, 215 one-day internationals and two Twenty20 internationals for New Zealand.
He was active between 1989 to 2006.
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