Allan Border diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

Former Australia captain Allan Border has revealed that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - a brain disorder that causes unintended or uncontrollable movements - in 2016. Border, who turns 68 in July, led Australia to their maiden World Cup title in 1987 and has gone on to play 156 Tests - 93 of which came as a captain.

 "I walked into the neurosurgeon's and he said straight up, 'I'm sorry to tell you but you've got Parkinson's'," Border told NewsCorp.

"'Just the way you walked in. Your arms straight down by your side, hanging not swinging.' He could just tell."

"I'm a pretty private person and I didn't want people to feel sorry for me sort of thing. Whether people care you don't know. But I know there'll come a day when people will notice."

"I get the feeling I'm a hell of a lot better off than most. I'm not scared at the moment, not about the immediate future anyway. I'm 68. If I make 80, that'll be a miracle. I've got a doctor friend and I said if I make 80, that'll be a miracle, and he said, 'That will be a miracle.'"

With 11,174 runs at 50.56, Border is the second-highest run-getter after Ricky Ponting. Since the end of his playing career, he donned the role of a commentator and also the selector of the Australian side.

"No way am I going to get another 100, that's for sure," Border said. "I'll just slip slowly into the west," he further added.