“In the early hours of this morning, Sunday the 3rd of September 2023, the greatest love of my life and the father of my beautiful children, was carried to be with the Angels from his home where he wished to spend his last days surrounded by his family and closest loved ones,” wrote Streak’s wife Nadine on Facebook.
“He was covered in love and peace and did not walk off the Park alone. Our souls are joined for eternity Streaky. Till I hold you again,” added Nadine.
A few days ago, former Zimbabwe fast bowler Henry Olonga announced the demise of Streak on social media, only to deny it hours later after a message from his captain, but by then condolence messages by several former cricketers had surfaced.
“RIP Streaky,” Olonga wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday.
Streak is a highly decorated cricketer of his time, playing 65 test matches for the national team. In Test cricket, Streak claimed 216 wickets and scored one century and 11 half-centuries for Zimbabwe. In 189 ODIs, he bagged 239 wickets and made 2,943 runs with 13 fifties. He is the highest wicket-taker for Zimbabwe by a long margin in both Tests and ODIs. In 68 ODIs as captain, he led Zimbabwe to win in 18 and lost 47 while three finished without any result. In 21 Tests, Streak captained Zimbabwe to wins in four while they lost 11 and drew six.Streak debuted in test cricket in 1993 against Pakistan in Karachi, and his last appearance in the longer format for the national team was in 2005 against India.
In 2000, Streak assumed the role of Zimbabwe’s captain. However, he had quit after conflicts with the board over compensation and quotas. He was reinstated as captain in 2002 but faced renewed scrutiny as Zimbabwean cricket struggled amid the country’s internal turbulence. In April 2004, he stepped down after the cricket board failed to provide selection assurances.
Following a tense standoff with the board, Streak made his return in March 2005 and promptly contributed to a struggling team.
His association with the Indian Cricket League in 2008 signaled the end of his international career. In 2009, he took the position of Zimbabwe’s bowling coach.
(With inputs from PTI)
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