Zimbabwean cricket legend Heath Streak has stated is “hurt” after a hearsay of his demise on the age of 49 unfold across the web.
Fans and former teammates of Streak took to social media to mourn the loss on Wednesday after his ex-teammate Henry Olonga tweeted about his demise in a since deleted tweet.
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Olonga then posted one other tweet, revealing Streak had been in touch and was “very much alive”.
“I can confirm that rumours of the demise of Heath Streak have been greatly exaggerated. I just heard from him. The third umpire has called him back. He is very much alive folks,” he tweeted.
However, the stories of Streak’s demise have been widespread and the Zimbabwean legend launched his personal assertion.
“It’s a total rumour and lie,” he advised web site Mid-Day through WhatsApp.
“I am alive and well. I am very upset to learn that something as big as someone apparently passing can be spread unverified especially in our day and age.
“I believe the source should apologise, I am hurt by the news.”
Streak, who’s a former captain of Zimbabwe and the nation’s main wicket-taker in each Test and ODI cricket, is reportedly battling liver most cancers.
The all-rounder was one of many minnow nation’s greatest ever gamers throughout his profession which ran between 1993 and 2005.
Streak is Zimbabwe’s greatest ever bowler in Test and One-Day International cricket, having taken 216 wickets at 28.14 throughout 75 Tests, in addition to 237 wickets at 29.81 in 187 ODIs.
He additionally tallied two wickets representing the Africa XI in opposition to an Asia XI in 2005.
For the document, the second greatest Test bowler for Zimbabwe was Ray Price, who took 80 wickets in 22 Tests, whereas Prosper Utseya had the second greatest tally with 133 wickets in 164 matches in ODI cricket.
Steak’s general tally of 455 worldwide wickets is the forty fourth most in worldwide cricket historical past, with 11 extra wickets than Shoaib Aktar, three wickets lower than Aussie legend Dennis Lillee and greater than double the wickets of the following Zimbabwean Graeme Cremer, who had 211 worldwide wickets.
His 1990 Test runs are additionally the seventh most in Zimbabwean cricket historical past, whereas his 2901 ODI runs are additionally ranked twelfth.
Post-career, labored in teaching, working for nations similar to Bangladesh, Scotland and Zimbabwe, in addition to taking the position of bowling coach for the Kolkata Knight Riders within the IPL.
However, Streak can be at the moment banned from working in cricket, having been discovered responsible of 5 breaches of the ICC’s anti-corruption insurance policies in 2021.
The expenses together with reportedly facilitating introductions between a “corrupter” and folks inside groups he was a part of in addition to disclosing inside details about matches he was concerned in in 2018.
Earlier this 12 months, he revealed he was getting remedy for most cancers.
“Heath has cancer and is undergoing treatment under one of the most respected oncologists in South Africa,” his household stated in a press release on the time.
“He remains in good spirits and will continue to fight this disease in a similar vein to that which his opponents faced during his revered days on the cricket field.”
Originally revealed as Zimbabwean cricket legend Heath Streak ‘very much alive’ after demise hearsay
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
