Zimbabwe’s all-time leading wicket-taker passes away after a fight with cancer.
Heath Streak, previous Zimbabwe cricket captain and the country’s all-time leading wicket-taker, has actually passed away at the age of 49 after fighting liver and colon cancer.
“In the early hours of this early morning, Sunday, 3 September, the best love of my life and the daddy of my stunning kids, was reached be with the angels from his house where he wanted to invest his last days surrounded by his household and closest liked ones,” his spouse, Nadine Streak, composed on social networks.
ESPN reported that he had actually been getting professional treatment at a Johannesburg medical facility in South Africa on a biweekly basis considering that May.
An impressive quick bowler and capable batsman, Streak was an essential member of Zimbabwe groups that were competitive versus cricket’s larger countries in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Actually unfortunate news of the diing of Zimbabwe’s famous cricketer #HeathStreak. Having actually battled my own fight with cancer, I understand the strength it takes.
He was among the best men I experienced along my journey and an even more powerful person.
My prayers for the … pic.twitter.com/d637dVcSWA
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) September 3, 2023
His cricket profession ended in ignominy in 2021 when he was prohibited for 8 years for breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code.
It was revealed in May this year that Streak was seriously ill, and it was reported in August that he had actually passed away, following a message on social networks from previous colleague Henry Olonga.
Spot himself fasted to assert that he was still alive, however not prior to many previous colleagues and challengers commemorated him.
Among Zimbabwe’s biggest
A strongly-built quick bowler able to draw out motion from unhelpful pitches, Streak took 236 wickets at approximately 28.14 in 65 Test matches. No other Zimbabwean has actually taken more than 80 Test wickets.
He scored 1,990 perform at approximately 22.35 in Tests to stand seventh on the nation’s all-time list. His greatest rating and only century was 127 (not out) versus the West Indies in Harare in 2003.
Spot took 237 wickets– 104 more than his closest competitor– and scored 2,901 runs in 187 One-Day Internationals (ODIs).
His finest Test bowling efficiency was common. He took 6 for 73 while India accumulated an overall of 366 en route to a 10-wicket win in Harare in 2005.
Streak had 2 spells as Zimbabwe captain, disrupted by a disagreement with Zimbabwe Cricket in 2001 over pay and racial quota concerns.
The emphasize of his 4 wins in 21 Tests as captain was Zimbabwe’s very first Test triumph versus India in Harare in 2001.
He took 7 wickets in the match, dismissing Sachin Tendulkar in both innings, and scored 40 runs in the very first innings.
He led Zimbabwe in 68 ODIs, consisting of the 2003 World Cup in Southern Africa when Zimbabwe reached the Super Six phase.
He was sacked as captain in 2004 at a time of turmoil in Zimbabwe Cricket when 15 leading gamers rebelled versus the administration.
This, in turn, resulted in a much-weakened group briefly losing their Test-playing status.
He retired from global cricket in 2005.
After his last spell as a gamer with English county Warwickshire, he ended up being Zimbabwe’s bowling coach in 2009. His training profession consisted of stints in Bangladesh, India, England and Scotland.
He was Zimbabwe’s head coach from 2016 to 2018, when he was fired after the group stopped working to receive the 2019 World Cup.
He was prohibited for 8 years by the ICC for handing down info and contact information of gamers to an unnamed Indian guy and accepting payment that included $35,000 in Bitcoin.
Streak accepted obligation for his actions, however stated he had actually never ever been associated with match-fixing.
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