The dying of Heath Streak was confirmed on Sunday, along with his spouse Nadine sharing the information in an emotional submit.
“In the early hours of this morning, Sunday the 3rd of September 2023, the greatest love of my life and the father of my beautiful children, was carried to be with the Angels from his home where he wished to spend his last days surrounded by his family and closest loved ones,” she wrote. “He was covered in love and peace and did not walk off the Park alone. Our souls are joined for eternity Streaky.”
Tributes and condolences have rapidly poured in from far and huge for the reason that unhappy information was confirmed.
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HEATH STREAK HAD BEEN FIGHTING CANCER
Last month, earlier studies stated that Streak had succumbed to most cancers having undergone remedy for his sickness, however that information at the moment in the end proved to be false.
Streak performed 65 Tests and 189 ODIs for Zimbabwe, scoring 1 990 and a pair of 943 runs, respectively.
He took 216 Test wickets and 239 within the ODI format.
He additionally represented Hampshire and Warwickshire in English county cricket.
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After retiring from worldwide cricket, Streak was appointed Bangladesh coach in addition to bowling coach for Indian Premier League facet, the Kolkata Knight Riders.
He was additionally Zimbabwe bowling coach for a interval beginning in 2009.
Streak additionally hit the headlines in 2021 after he was given an eight-year ban for admitting to breaches of the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption code.
