After being left out of the playing XI of the AUS vs PAK 1st Test, Cameron Green has made a shocking revelation about his health. The RCB star who is currently on the sidelines, revealed that he suffers from a chronic kidney disease. The 24-year-old all-rounder shared this personal struggle of his for the first time since he made his international debut three years ago.
What is chronic kidney disease? And how does it affect Cameron Green?
Chronic kidney disease is also known as chronic kidney failure. Due to suffering from this disease, a person gradually loses their kidney function over time. The disease has five stages, of which the last one requires constant dialysis or a kidney transplant.
Luckily for Cameron Green, he is in stage two, but his kidneys operate at around 60% when compared to humans not suffering from this ailment.
Green disclosed this in an interview with Channel 7. The tall all-rounder revealed that he was diagnosed at birth, and his parents were initially told that he wouldn’t live past the age of 12. However, not only has Green multiplied his supposed expectancy, but he’s also one of the best players going around.
“Kidneys can’t get better. It’s irreversible. So any way you can find to slow the progression, you basically try and do,” Cameron Green said to his ailment.
How chronic kidney disease has affected Cameron Green cricket
The Western Australian has revealed that his ailment has not affected his cricketing ability or career. However, the cramping issues he’s faced so far in his short 3-year career can be attributed to it.
“There was definitely one time up in Cairns, playing Australia versus New Zealand; I think it was pretty well documented that I had a pretty long day of bowling and a pretty long bat as well, and then had a cramping episode,” Green said about the match that was played last year.
“It took me a long time to realise that it was probably my kidney function that was affecting my cramping.
“I always thought I didn’t drink enough, didn’t eat enough, didn’t look after myself during the game as well as I could have, but I think over time I realised that I was doing absolutely everything right, but I was still cramping, unfortunately.”
The all-rounder said that the reason he went public was in the hope of helping people suffering from the disease.
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