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Six players have scored more sixes than Cairns' in Test cricket.
Chris Cairns, a former New Zealand all-rounder, says that he now faces "possibly the greatest challenge" in his life following a spinal stroke.
The 51-year old needed emergency surgery in Sydney, Australia during August. He was temporarily on life support.
Cairns stated that he suffered a type-A aortic dissection six weeks ago. This basically means that there was a tear in one major artery of the heart.
"I had many surgeries and grafts, and very thankfully, the specialists were able save my heart.
"One of the complications was a spinal stroke which will present me with perhaps the most difficult challenge in rehabilitation going forward.
"Huge thanks to the Canberra Hospital team, St Vincent's Sydney, the surgeons and the nurses, the specialists, you saved my life."
Cairns, who was unable to use his legs following the spinal stroke, said: "A long journey ahead, but it's worth it.
Cairns was considered one of the greatest all-rounders his generation. He played 62 Tests, 215 One-Day Internationals, and two Twenty20s for New Zealand between 1988 and 2006. Before becoming a TV pundit, he also became a television pundit.
Between 1974 and 1988, his father Lance represented New Zealand as well.
