‘Heath Streak is very much alive… rumours of death greatly exaggerated’: Henry Olonga confirms | Cricket News

Reports of the death of former Zimbabwean cricketer Heath Streak turned out to be a hoax after his former teammate Henry Olonga confirmed that the 49-year-old was still alive.

Revealing that they had a talk, Olonga wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “I can confirm that the rumors of Heath Streak’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. I just heard from him. The third referee called him back. He’s still alive, everyone.”

I can confirm that rumors of Heath Streak’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. I just heard from him. The third referee called him back. He’s still alive, folks. pic.twitter.com/LQs6bcjWSB

—Henry Olonga (@henryolonga) August 23, 2023

Incidentally, it was Olonga who posted about Streak’s death on social media.

“The sad news from Heath Streak has crossed to the other side. RIP Legend. The most amazing all-rounder we’ve made. It is a pleasure to play with you. See you on the other side when my bowling is over,” he wrote.

The sad news is that Heath Streak has crossed to the other side. Tear @ZimCricketv legendary. The most amazing all-rounder we’ve made. It is a pleasure to play with you. See you on the other side when my bowling game is over…😔

—Henry Olonga (@henryolonga) August 22, 2023

Streak is being treated by one of the most respected oncologists in South Africa, his family revealed in May.

Streak retired from professional cricket in 2005 after signing up in 1990 running at an average of 22.35 while also winning 216 shots with an average of 28.14 in Test cricket.

In whiteball cricket, Heath has accumulated 2,943 runs and has 239 goals.

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However, Streak was expelled from the sport in 2021 after it was discovered he had violated the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption guidelines.

He has also served as a coach for several teams at the national and international level, including Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Streak was the captain of Zimbabwe from 2000 to 2004, playing 65 matches and 189 internationals in one day.