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Why Stuart Broad required an inhaler during the Day 1 of second Test against Pakistan?

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 During the first day of second Test, 34-year-old Stuart Broad was in some sort of discomfort on the field. In his fourth over he called for an inhaler and was struggling a little. Why he  calle d for an inhaler? Broad, in fact, has been suffering from asthma and he even had revealed it in 2015. Broad was born 3 months premature and as a result he was born with only 1 and a half lungs .(WHAT??😮).  Yes,you heard it. One of his lungs never fully developed. He was at death's door when he was born but luckily he survived.(Thank God). That is the reason he is asthmatic and carry an inhaler. He says "It has never affected me as a sportsman, but the idea that I've played my entire career with half a lung less than everybody else is quite amazing when you think about it." The Match: Despite the struggles, Broad bowled an excellent spell of 13-4-31-1 on the opening day of the test. THE MILESTONE In the previous test against West Indies, Stuart Broad had touched milestone of...