Border, who turns 68 in July, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2016. “I’m a pretty private person and I didn’t want people to feel sorry for me sort of thing,” he told Newscorp. “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,” Border said. “At the moment I’m not scared, 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.’
“No way am I going to get another 100, that’s for sure. I’ll just slip slowly into the west.”
Border played 156 Tests between 1979 and 1994 – 93 of them as captain – and was the first batter to score 11,000 runs, finishing with 11,174. He also led Australia to victory in the 1987 World Cup. Since retiring, he has served as an Australian selector and been a broadcast commentator.
Source: ESPN Crickinfo