How polarising cricket great survived near-death event

Speaking on the NZMEhe says he was able to go through his health battles having built up "resilience" from his court trials on match fixing, which he was never found guilty of doing."I harboured a lot of anger and frustration, but I carried that silently. I dug my hole in Australia and got on with life... but I was angry," Cairns said.

"But now, after the last seven months, it's so far down my thinking. It's not a priority. It seems like another time, another place. "Maybe during that time it built up the steel in me that allowed me to survive what I went through - because it was about survival at that time. I was on my own, cast as the villain, that was my role.Cairns in 2012 sued former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi, who had alleged in 2008 on social media that the Kiwi was involved in match-fixing."No, you have to stand up for what you believe. Lalit did his thing by firing that off," Cairns said.

"He was the most influential name in the game of cricket and the unintended consequence of that set things in motion. If you had asked me that question in July of last year, I know there would be a different response." For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by

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