England wicket-keeper batsman Sam Billings has revealed that he is battling skin cancer and wants to raise awareness among his fellow players about the dangers of sun exposure for too long. Billings had two operations last year to remove malignant melanoma from his chest. He had informed about this on social media on Tuesday.During a routine check-up at his county team Kent, he was diagnosed with skin cancer. The 31-year-old player told the Telegraph, “I had melanoma on my body which was 0.6 mm (deep). When it got to 0.7 mm deep, then it became really serious, because it was very close to reaching that limit. ,
He said, “If I had gone to the meeting instead of getting the test done that day, then I would have to wait for the next six months and then it would have become very serious. Billings has played three Tests, 28 ODIs and 37 T20 matches for England. He is currently playing county cricket. He warned fellow players and fans about the dangers of spending too much time in the sun. Billings said, “I am not talking only about professional matches. Club cricketers and people watching the game can also fall prey to it. I played at Lord’s recently and it was sunny. Even though the temperature was not 25 degrees, but even at 18 degrees, you can get sun damage. I want everyone to work together on this menace in cricket. Protect yourself if the sun is shining.
