Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak, who had been undergoing treatment for cancer, is still alive, his former teammate Henry Olonga said on Wednesday (Aug 23).
Olonga said on Tuesday that Streak had died at the age of 49, but he later clarified himself on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter."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 wrote.Olonga also posted a screenshot of their text conversation.
All-rounder Streak is the all-time leading test wicket-taker for Zimbabwe. He took 216 wickets and scored 1,990 runs in 65 tests between 1993 to 2005.
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