Sun News Desk : The news of the death of Bangladesh's former bowling coach and legendary Zimbabwean cricketer Heath Streak is a rumour. The news of his death suddenly spread today. But four hours later, it is known that the news is fake. Heath Streak himself said, I am alive.

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Olonga shared a screenshot of his WhatsApp conversation with what appears to be Streak, who wrote that he is 'very much alive' and requested Henry to take down his previous update.

"I can confirm that rumours of the demise of Heath Streak have been greatly exaggerated. I just heard from him. The third umpire has called him back. He is very much alive folks," Olonga wrote on X.

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A couple of leading Zimbabwe websites, along with captain of the Zimbabwe cricket team Sean Williams were among the first to share the hoax that was Streak's death, following which several members of the cricketing fraternity joined in, including India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. He was accompanied by the likes of VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Anil Kumble. All of them have since taken down their posts.

The former Zimbabwe captain represented the country in 65 Tests and 189 ODIs. He still continues to be Zimbabwe's all-time highest wicket-taker in both Tests and ODIs. The former right-arm pacer has 216 wickets in Tests and 239 in ODIs.

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