The former Warwickshire opener and Afghanistan coach on how an infected toe led to drastic consequences.
Interview by Adam Hopkins
It was early 2020. I was with Afghanistan, in Abu Dhabi preparing for a series, when I got a cut on the side of my little toe.
A doctor immediately referred me to the hospital. They said they couldn’t save my toe and had to cut it off. But that night, after the procedure, I woke up sweating, my leg was red and swollen.
Three days later a specialist told me that I had a flesh-eating bug that wasn’t responding to antibiotics.
If they didn...
