Former Black Caps all-rounder Chris Cairns is on life support in Australia.
According to a report in Newshub, the 51-year-old suffered an aortic dissection in his heart in Canberra last week.
An aortic dissection is a medical condition caused by a tear in the inner layer of the body's main artery.
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The veteran of 200 ODIs and 62 Tests had to undergo multiple operations. He will be transferred to a specialist hospital in Sydney soon.
Cairns has been one of the finest all-rounders of the game, with 3,320 Test runs and 218 wickets. In ODIs, he picked up 201 wickets besides scoring 4,950 runs.
In 2008, Cairns got involved in a match-fixing controversy as captain of the Chandigarh Lions in the now-defunct Indian Cricket League. He had to fight legal battles to clear his name.
His father, Lance, also represented New Zealand in cricket.
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