Former Zimbabwe captain fighting the battle of life and death, ICC had banned in the year 2021 – reports
Heath Streak played 189 ODIs and 65 Test matches for Zimbabwe. Scored 1990 runs in Tests and took 216 wickets. Scored 2943 runs in ODIs and has 239 wickets in his account.
Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak’s condition is very critical. According to reports, he is in South Africa and fighting for his life. According to the information, he has cancer. He also captained his team in 21 Tests and 68 ODIs. Let us inform that the former all-rounder was banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in the year 2021 for flouting the rules regarding corruption.
The health of the former Zimbabwean cricket legend was informed by former education, arts and culture minister David Coultert through his Twitter account, while sports journalist Mike Madoda said a miracle was needed to save the cricketer. He tweeted and said, “Heath Streak is at its last stop. The family is moving from the UK to South Africa… Now only a miracle will save them. Prayers continue.”
Debut against South Africa in 1993
The 49-year-old streak marked his debut for his country on 10 November 1993 against South Africa. After this Heath played 189 ODIs and 65 Test matches for Zimbabwe. The streak saw him score 1990 runs in the longest format of the game at an average of 22.35, while taking 216 wickets at an average of 28.14. In white-ball cricket, Heath scored 2943 runs and took 239 wickets. He last played in the year 2005.
Streak was expelled from the game in 2021
However, in 2021, Streak was expelled from the sport. It was revealed that he had breached the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption guidelines. The ICC had banned Streak for 8 years. Accepting his mistake, he took full responsibility for it and also apologized. He had said that he was never involved in match-fixing.
