MUMBAI: Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Heath Streak was naturally left irked by rumours floating round on Wednesday morning that he had ‘died’.
“These are foolish, malicious rumours. Thanks for checking and serving to out (with this). It is precisely that, a hearsay,” Streak advised TOI. Earlier, former Zimbabwe cricketer Henry Olonga on Wednesday clarified that cricketing icon Heath Streak is alive, having earlier introduced the dying of the previous Zimbabwe captain.
“These are foolish, malicious rumours. Thanks for checking and serving to out (with this). It is precisely that, a hearsay,” Streak advised TOI. Earlier, former Zimbabwe cricketer Henry Olonga on Wednesday clarified that cricketing icon Heath Streak is alive, having earlier introduced the dying of the previous Zimbabwe captain.
Taking to ‘X’ (beforehand often called Twitter), Olonga shared a screenshot of his WhatsApp chat with Streak, saying that the hearsay of Streak’s demise had been “vastly exaggerated”. “I can verify that rumours of the demise of Heath Streak have been vastly exaggerated. I simply heard from him. The third umpire has known as him again. He’s very a lot alive, of us,” Olonga stated in a publish.
The 49-year-old stays the one Zimbabwe cricketer to take 100 Check wickets. Streak represented Zimbabwe in 65 Check matches and 189 ODIs. He led Zimbabwe between 2000-04 earlier than choosing retirement in 2005.
A number of cricketers had shared messages of condolence on social media after the hearsay of Streak’s demise went viral.
