Key suffers mini stroke

Cricket

Former Kent captain Rob

Key is recovering from a mini stoke.

The 41-year-old thanked the staff at the Kent & Canterbury hospital where he has been having treatment over the weekend.

He broke the news to his followers on Instagram, saying: “Long weekend. Turns out I’ve had a mini stroke.

Key added: “Thanks to everyone at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, especially Charlie and Dr Baht. Now got to eat food with no flavour and take pills.”

The former England batsman played 15 tests and five oneday internationals.

Kent Cricket sent their best wishes through twitter.

One of Key’s career highlights was a double century against West Indies at Lord’s in 2004. Key retired from playing in 2016 after a first-class career that lasted 17 years, with all of those at Kent.

Since ending his playing career, Key has become a popular pundit on Sky Sports. and he is due to release a book entitled ‘Oi Key’ looking back on his career at the end of this month.

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