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Heath Streak (Source: Twitter)
Heath Streak breathed his last at the age of 49. The former Zimbabwean cricketer had been going through a long battle against cancer. His wife Nadine Streak confirmed the news of his passing away in an emotional Facebook post.
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She wrote: "In the early hours of this morning, Sunday the 3rd of September 2023, the greatest love of my life and the father of my beautiful children, was carried to be with the angels from his home where he wished to spend his last days surrounded by his family and closest loved ones. He was covered in love and peace and did not walk off the park alone. Our souls are joined for eternity Streaky. Till I hold you again.” Nadine wrote.
Heath Streak switched to coaching after he ended his playing career
Streak had undertaken treatment for Cancer in South Africa with the help of one of the most well-known oncologists. Two weeks ago there were some false reports that were circulating about Heath Streak's death. The news was then retracted by his Zimbabwean teammate Henry Olonga who broke the news to the world on X (Formerly Twitter).
Streak burst onto the scene in Zimbabwe and made headlines with his exploits in the African nation as a fast bowler. When it comes to Test matches, he played 65 of them for the Chevrons and picked up 216 wickets with seven five-wicket hauls. He also scored 1990 runs and has a Test ton to his name. When we talk about ODI cricket, he played 189 matches for Zimbabwe.
In those, he racked up 2943 runs at an average of 28.29. He has the highest score of 79 in the 50-over format. He picked up 239 wickets in ODI cricket and has one five-wicket haul. Streak then went on to become coach of Zimbabwe after he had ended his playing career.
Streak was slapped with an eight-year ban from all cricketing activities in 2021 for breaking the Cricket governing body's anti-corruption policy. He was blamed for giving out vital inside information about franchise T20 leagues including the Indian Premier League (IPL). Streak did accept the ban but vehemently denied involvement in match-fixing.