Retraction of Henry Olonga’s Post Regarding Heath Streak’s Death

Henry Olonga, a cricket player for Zimbabwe, has clarified the death of Heath Streak after first proclaiming it in a post on X, previously known as Twitter. Streak was discussed by Olonga in a new post, which said that “he is very much alive.”

“I can affirm that Heath Streak’s demise has been significantly exaggerated, according to rumors. He just spoke to me. He was contacted again by the third umpire. People, he’s still very much alive,” Olonga posted on X, previously known as Twitter.

Streak is the first Zimbabwean bowler with more than 100 Test wickets and more than 200 ODI wickets. He declared his retirement at age 31 in 2005.

Heath’s family released a formal statement regarding his health concerns earlier in May. They thanked the donors for their well wishes and encouragement and said, “Heath has cancer and is receiving treatment from one of the top doctors in South Africa. He is still in high spirits and will continue to battle this illness in a manner akin to how his rivals did when he was a renowned cricket player.

The family thanks you for your thoughts and well wishes and hopes you appreciate and accept their want for this to remain a private family issue, according to the official statement. At this moment, there won’t be any further public remarks made on his health. Any information that is made public should be taken as rumor.

In 2000, Heath Streak led Zimbabwe at a challenging time when many players left the national team due to strained ties between the team’s board and management.

He violated the Anti-Corruption Code in 2021, and the International Cricket Council (ICC) punished him with an eight-year suspension. He did, however, afterwards issue a statement denying any involvement in match-fixing.

“I also want to state for the record that at any point throughout our connection, I was not engaged in any match-fixing, spot-fixing, efforts to influence a game, or sharing information from a changeroom during a match. As stated in the ICC’s official statement, this view has been supported by Streak, according to ESPNcricinfo.

“In 2017, I met a person who was eager to invest in cricket in Africa. They wanted to sponsor the Safari Blast, a T20 event that would take place in Zimbabwe. After the person had gone through the customary checks and clearances, I’ll be honest and say that as the relationship and prospective business collaboration grew, I let my guard down. Our connection was always one of fraternity and goodwill. I truly thought that was a secure location. Streak said, “I also hoped the partnership would be advantageous not just to myself and the institution, but also to Zimbabwean cricket, and I sought its expansion with vigor.