New Zealand cricket team were ejected out of a nightclub in Durban in the 2003 ICC World Cup.
Chris Cairns, who played for New Zealand for 17 years, has been diagnosed with bowel cancer.
New Zealand secured their first major trophy in an ICC event as they defeated India in the final of the ICC Knockout event which became the Champions Trophy.
The stroke left Chris Cairns paralysed in both legs and the former New Zealand cricketer was kept on life support for a brief period of time as well.
Earlier in the month, the former all-rounder had suffered an aortic dissection, which is a tear in the body's main artery.
New Zealand cricket legend Chris Cairns is on life support in Australia after suffering a sudden medical episode and collapsing, according to multiple reports.