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Legendary cricketer Chris Cairns is reportedly on life support after collapsing in Australia amid a freak medical episode that's left fans fearing the worst.
Cairns, 51, soulofcricketer.blogspot.com suffered an aortic dissection in Canberra last week, according to multiple media reports, and has since undergone several operations.
But a number of media outlets - including the New Zealand Herald - have reported Cairns has not responded to treatment. 
Legendary New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns (pictured) has reportedly collapsed after suffering an aortic dissection in Canberra last week
Several media outlets have reported the legendary right-hand batsman and fast-medium bowler is currently on life support after the freak medical episode
The former Black Cap is due to be transferred to a specialist hospital in Sydney. 
The major medial emergency was caused by a tear in the innermost layer of the body's main artery that branches off the heart.  
If blood is able to flow through the outside layer of the large blood vessel's wall, aortic dissection can be deadly.
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The right-hand batsman and fast-medium bowler is credited as one of the most talented all-rounders of his generation. 
Cairns played 62 test matches, 215 one day internationals, and two T20's for New Zealand between 1989 and 2006. 
He is the son of Black Caps legend Lance Cairns.  
Cairns, a former Black Cap, is due to be transferred to a specialist hospital in Sydney soon
 The 51-year-old had been living and working in Canberra with his wife and their two children for several years before he collapsed last week
The born-and-bred Kiwi went on to commentate for Sky News and has been the chief executive of SmartSportz, a company that produces virtual sport.
The 51-year-old had been living and working in Canberra with his wife and their children for several years before he suddenly collapsed last week.  
In 2015, Cairns emerged on the right side of two prominent British trials following his victory in a libel case against Indian cricket administrator Lalit Modi in 2012. 
The cricketer was found not guilty of perjury and perverting the course of justice charges in relation to match-fixing allegations. 
However the allegations had a severe impact on the cricketers life, with Cairns describing his reputation as 'completely scorched' by the legal saga.  

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