File image of former Zimbabwe cricket group captain Heath Streak posing with former India captain Sourav Ganguly with the Solar Trophy forward of the Check sequence in Zimbabwe in 2001. (From The Hindu Archives)
| Photograph Credit score: V.V. Krishnan
Following rumours of the dying of former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak, the ex-cricketer has confirmed to a number of sources that he’s alive. Streak has been present process remedy for most cancers.
The hearsay of his dying was first posted on X by his former teammate Henry Olonga, who later deleted and shared a screenshot of a dialog with Streak.
The previous participant has spoken to Sportstar confirming he’s alive. His mom, Karen Streak, informed Zimbabwe-based information publication Chronicle that the information of his dying was faux.
“Heath isn’t effectively, however he’s superb. He’s right here on the farm, strolling about and cracking jokes,” his mom was quoted.
Heath Streak is the all-time main Check wicket-taker for his nation. He took 216 wickets and scored 1,990 runs in 65 assessments between 1993-2005. He additionally performed in 189 one-day internationals, scoring 2,943 runs and taking 239 wickets.
An earlier model of this story mentioned that Heath Streak had handed away, as reported by Reuters. We remorse the error.