SYDNEY: Former England captain and renowned cricket
commentator Tony Greig revealed on Saturday that he has been diagnosed
with lung cancer.
“I have had a few scrapes in my life and this is another one,” South
African-born Greig, 66, told The Sunday Telegraph in Australia.
“Vivian (his wife) and I are going to put the boxing gloves on and
fight this like we’ve never fought anything before.” Greig will undergo a
biopsy next week on his lung to precisely diagnose the seriousness of
the cancer.
Greig said that he first became aware that he had a problem when he
was commentating on Australia’s series against Pakistan in the United
Arab Emirates in September.
On his return from the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, he said he had “a
lot of fluid” removed from his right lung and tests revealed he had
cancer.
As well as his spell as England skipper, Greig also became a leading
figure in the Kerry Packer rebel World Series Cricket in 1977 which sent
shockwaves through the sport.
Source: DAWN NEWS
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