Heath Streak, legendary Zimbabwe cricketer who also coached Bangladesh men’s national cricket team in the past, dies at the age of 49 after a prolonged cancer battle.
Heath Streak, legendary Zimbabwe cricketer who also coached Bangladesh men’s national cricket team in the past, dies at the age of 49 after a prolonged cancer battle.
Streak was one of the most decorated cricketers of his time, representing Zimbabwe in 65 Tests, 189 ODIs while scoring 4933 runs and taking 455 wickets for his country across formats. Streak, till date, remains the only player from Zimbabwe with a double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in Tests and 2000 runs and 200 wickets in ODIs. A number of his records still inspire cricketers, not just in Zimbabwe but across the world.
Streak’s condition is said to have deteriorated in May, prompting his family to hospitalise him immediately. Some of his teammates took to X (formerly) Twitter to post the news of his demise. Former Zimababwe pacer Henry Olonga took to ‘X’ to share the news.