Published: Jul 15, 2016, 03:47 AM (IST)
Edited: Jul 15, 2016, 11:46 AM (IST)
Michael Carberry, the Hampshire and former England batsman, has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour. Carberry was forced to miss Hampshire’s County Championship match against Warwickshire after complaining of illness and was reported to undergo tests to assess his condition. Carberry has represented England in six Tests, five of which came during the 2013-14 Ashes series in Australia. He has also featured in six One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and one Twenty20 International (T20I). His last international appearance was in the ODI series against Sri Lanka at home in May 2014. Incidentally, this is not Carberry’s first battle with a potentially life-threatening disease. In November 2010, the left-handed batsman suffered attacks of breathlessness and was subsequently diagnosed with blood clots in one of his lungs. ALSO READ: Ryan Harris keen to keep Michael Carberry’s broken bat from Ashes 2013-14
According to cricbuzz.com, his country side said in an official statement, “Following recent reports about his health and now that he has spoken fully to his family, friends and team-mates, Hampshire Cricket can confirm that after a brief period of feeling unwell, a specialist has determined that Michael Carberry has a tumour that is cancerous. Further tests will be undertaken before the relevant treatment commences.” ALSO READ: Michael Carberry’s mysterious ways of throwing his wicket away
Rod Bransgrove, the Hampshire chairman, added on his ailment, “Michael has been part of the Hampshire Cricket family for 10 years and on behalf of everyone at and associated with the Club, I would like to send him and his family our very best wishes at this very difficult time. ‘Carbs’ has taken on and beaten serious illness before and we will be doing all we can to make sure he does the same again this time”, concluded Bransgrove.
