Streak were present process remedy in South Africa upcoming being recognized with colon and liver most cancers.
Expressing their woe, former Zimbabwean quick bowler Henry Olonga took to X (in the past referred to as Twitter) to put across his emotions.
“Sad news coming through that Heath Streak has crossed to the other side. RIP @ZimCricketv legend. The greatest all-rounder we produced. It was a pleasure playing with you. See you on the other side when my bowling spell comes to an end,” stated Olonga.
Excluding Olonga, stream Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams additionally wrote: “Streaky. No words can explain what you and your family have done for mine and many others Our hearts our broken you leave behind a beautiful family and a legacy for us to live up to! You will b missed we love you dearly Rest in peace Streaky.”.
Streak performed 65 Checks and 189 ODIs for his nation between 1993 and 2005 and claimed greater than 450 world wickets.
Streak, who used to be the primary Zimbabwean bowler to tug 100 wickets in ODIs, used to be identified for his notable all-round talents as a fast-medium bowler and a reliable lower-order batsman.
He used to be additionally the primary cricketer from his nation to achieve 100 wickets in each Check and ODI codecs.
Upcoming retiring as a participant, Streak took up training and used to be concerned with numerous groups and franchises. He labored as a bowling schoolteacher for Bangladesh’s nationwide cricket staff and then took up the function of head schoolteacher for the staff.
Then again, his training profession took an hideous flip when he used to be prevented from all cricket-related actions for 8 years in 2021 via the World Cricket Council (ICC) for his involvement in corrupt practices.
