RCB star all-rounder reveals he’s battling stage two of chronic kidney disease

Australia all-rounder and Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) new addition Cameron Green has opened up about his long-time battle with chronic kidney disease. Green revealed in an interview that he has been suffering from kidney disease since childhood. The 24-year-old, who has kept his medical condition private throughout his cricketing career, is asymptomatic and the condition is irreversible.

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Green, who is an integral part of Australia across all formats, is not part of their ongoing three-match home Test series against Pakistan. The right-hander also revealed that he is currently dealing with the second stage of the disease. 

“My parents got told when I was born that I had chronic kidney disease, basically, there are no symptoms. It just got picked up from the ultrasound. Kidneys can’t get better. It’s irreversible. So anyway you can find to slow the progression, you basically try and do,” Green told Channel 7.

“Chronic kidney disease is basically a progressive disease of your kidney’s health function. Unfortunately, mine doesn’t filter the blood as well as other kidneys. So they’re about at 60% now which is stage 2,” he added. 

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He might not expect to live past 12 years of age: Green's father 

The video also included bites of Green's parents and girlfriend. His father Gary can be heard saying doctors told him his son would not live past the age of 12 due to this condition. 

“At the time it was uncharted territory as such; the prognosis wasn’t great. There were life-expectancy issues that he might not expect to live past 12 years of age,” said Green’s father.

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The Western Australia cricketer's mother Bee Tracey said they were shocked when first heard of it. “I was at my 19-week scan and they picked up that he had thickening of his bladder, they said it was a urethral valve blockage where the urine basically backflows to the kidneys and they wouldn’t develop properly, so it was quite a shock,” she said.

Watch the video below: 

Cameron Green has chronic kidney disease.

There are five stages to it, with the fifth stage requiring a transplant or dialysis.

This is how Green - currently at stage two - manages the condition every day... pic.twitter.com/ikbIntapdy

— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 14, 2023

Green recently made headlines after being traded from Mumbai Indians (MI) to RCB ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 retention deadline. The Aussie young gun made his debut in the cash-rich league last season after MI snapped up his services for Rs 17.50 crore. Green played 16 matches in IPL 2023 and scored 452 runs at an average of 50.22 and 160.28. He is expected to play a crucial role for RCB in the upcoming season.