Heath Streak is alive

Reports of former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak's death are untrue. The cricketer is very much alive.

Untrue reports regarding the death of former Zimbabwean captain Heath Streak. The cricketer is still fully conscious.

Our initial account of Heath Streak's demise was unreliable. We regret the error and apologies for any confusion it may have caused.

In his cricketing career, Streak, a well-known figure in Zimbabwean sports during the 1990s and the early 2000s, experienced a precipitous decline. Streak's accomplishments shone on the international scene with a fantastic record of 65 Tests and 189 ODIs, when he scored 4,933 runs and claimed 455 wickets for his country.

Streak shifted into coaching jobs after his retirement in 2005, sharing his knowledge with a variety of domestic and international cricket teams. His career as a coach included stops in Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, and with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Streak, the former captain of Zimbabwe, guilty to five violations of the ICC's anti-corruption code in 2021, which resulted in an eight-year ban, and this magnificent career took a tragic turn. He was accused of accepting bitcoins from someone with corrupt motives, which was a serious accusation.

The claims involve a variety of games from the years 2017 and 2018. These allegations centre on his post-retirement coaching career, which involved time spent coaching Zimbabwe in international cricket from 2016 to 2018.

Additionally, he was involved in a number of T20 competitions, including the IPL, the BPL, and the APL (Afghanistan Premier League).