Heath Streak: Former Zimbabwe captain & coach dies aged 49

Heath Streak had been receiving attraction astatine a infirmary successful Johannesburg, South Africa

Former Zimbabwe skipper and manager Heath Streak, who had been suffering from colon cancer, has died astatine the property of 49.

He was serving an eight-year prohibition from cricket, issued successful 2021, for corruption offences.

"He was carried to beryllium with the angels," his woman Nadine wrote connected societal media.

"In the aboriginal hours of this morning, Sunday 3 September, the top emotion of my beingness and the begetter of my beauteous children, was carried to beryllium with the angels from his location wherever helium wished to walk his past days surrounded by his household and closest loved ones.

"He was covered successful emotion and bid and did not locomotion disconnected the parkland alone."

Streak, calved successful Bulawayo, had 3 children.

He played successful 65 Tests for Zimbabwe, taking 216 wickets, and 189 one-day internationals, successful which helium took 239 wickets.

As a region cricketer, helium had spells with Warwickshire and Hampshire.

He was named Zimbabwe's caput manager successful 2016 but near erstwhile the broadside failed to suffice for the 2019 World Cup.

His prohibition came aft helium admitted 5 breaches of the ICC's anti-corruption code. He said helium did not effort to hole immoderate matches, but disclosed accusation apt to beryllium utilized for betting connected matches successful the 2018 tri-series involving Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the 2018 Indian Premier League and 2018 Afghanistan Premier League.

He had engaged with an Indian antheral known arsenic 'Mr X' and facilitated introductions to 4 players, failed to disclose the gifts and payments helium received, and the approaches.

In a statement, Zimbabwe Cricket said: "Our heartfelt condolences spell retired to the family, friends, and fans of erstwhile skipper Heath Streak. His contributions to cricket volition ever beryllium remembered, and helium volition beryllium dearly missed. Rest successful peace."