Cameron Green of the RCB talks about his experience dealing with chronic kidney disease while playing cricket

Bengaluru: Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, a player for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) who has battled chronic renal disease since he was a young boy, spoke about the difficulties he had playing cricket while managing the illness, which had an impact on his batting and training sessions.

When he was a baby, Green’s stage two chronic renal illness was discovered, and at one time, his prognosis was twelve years. Green revealed this information last year. Medical experts told the 24-year-old’s parents that their son may not live beyond the age of 12 because of the illness.

“When I was born, my parents were informed that I had a chronic renal illness. In essence, there are no symptoms; ultrasounds were the only means of detection. In essence, chronic kidney disease is a gradual illness that affects the way your kidneys work. Regrettably, compared to other kidneys, mine does not filter the blood as well. They are now at stage two, or around 60% of the total, Green told Channel 7 Australia, as cited by ESPNcricinfo.

According to Green, who was featured on the RCB website, he used to have a lot of cramps as a child and would discover that it impacted both of his calves while batting in the most recent RCB Bold Diaries video.

I used to suffer a lot of cramps when I was a child. Every time I would reach 60 or 70 runs, I would have cramps in both of my calves. I believed I was making a mistake or that maybe I wasn’t drinking enough water. I also believed that my eating was insufficient. However, over time, I was informed that there were a few more issues and not to worry about them,” the man said. Green said that the ailment forces him to exert excessive amounts of energy while training, which depletes his reserves.

“Obviously, if I had chronic renal illness, as an all-rounder, I would choose a different position in cricket. I believe that my training demands too much of me. Like the hitters, you want to bat as much as they do, bowl as much as they do, and field as much as they do. You will thus need to expend a lot of energy throughout these intense training days. During the training days, you would need to eat as much as possible,” the Australian said.
Nonetheless, Green said that many excellent nutritionists and medical specialists had assisted him in continuing to play the sport despite a potentially fatal illness.

“One fantastic thing about cricket is that. I received excellent assistance from several dieticians and medical doctors. They were successful in keeping me well and on course. I believe that it is simply something unrelated to cricket that I really need to take care of since, while playing cricket, you need salt and protein. It is difficult to strike a balance between taking care of your kidneys and helping your cricket, in my opinion,” said Green.
Green has scored 54 runs in three games so far in the IPL 2023, with a top score of 33. Moreover, he has claimed two wickets. On Tuesday, RCB will play LSG in Bengaluru.

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