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Zimbabwean cricketer suffering from cancer
According to reports, the condition is very critical
New Delhi. A very surprising news has come to the notice of the cricket world. Actually, Heath Streak, the former captain of the Zimbabwe cricket team, has been suffering from cancer. In his time, he brought laurels to the country, but now his condition is very critical and he is on the verge of death. Heath’s family has informed about this.
The statement given by the family said that Heath Streak is battling cancer. South African doctors are treating him. He is fighting cancer in the same way as he used to fight his opponents on the field in cricket. Please tell that Heath Streak has done the feat of dismissing great batsman Sachin Tendulkar 3 times and Sourav Ganguly 4 times in his career.
The family had said that Heath’s condition was fine. But this seems to be proved false. A sports journalist told that he needs prayers along with medicine. A former minister of Zimbabwe also gave a similar statement on the health of the streak.
Please tell that Heath played more than 200 matches for Zimbabwe. He played 65 Tests and 189 ODIs. During this he scored 1990 and 2943 runs respectively. Along with the bat, he also rocked with the ball. He took 455 wickets including Tests and ODIs. He played his last match against India. Streak sent 6 Indian players to the pavilion while bowling 32 overs in that Test match.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : May 14, 2023, 14:27 IST