Washington:Former Zimbabwe cricketer Henry Olonga clarified that Heath Streak is alive, hours after rumours of his demise went viral. Streak remains the only cricketer from Zimbabwe to take 100 Test wickets.Zimbabwe cricket legend Heath Streak passes away at 49. Former Zimbabwe cricketer Henry Olonga on Wednesday clarified that cricketing icon Heath Streak is alive, having earlier announced the death of the former Zimbabwe captain.
Taking to ‘X’ (previously known as Twitter), Olonga shared a screenshot of his WhatsApp chat with Streak, saying that the rumour of Streak’s demise had been “greatly exaggerated”. “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,” Olonga said in a post.
