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Zimbabwe cricketer Heath Streak death rumors surface after his battle with colon cancer: Know the early symptoms of the disease

After shaking the entire world with the rumours of sad demise of Heath Streak, Olonga has shared a rather gladful news that the Zimbabwean bowler, Streak is ' pretty much alive'. The former report said that 'After a protracted battle with cancer, legendary Zimbabwean cricketer Heath Streak passed away on Tuesday at the age of 49 which sent the shock waves to the entire cricket fraternity, friends and family alike. Streak was identified as having colon and liver cancer and was receiving treatment in South Africa. But, in a recent turn of events, former Zimbabwean fast bowler Henry Olonga, revealed that Streak is alive.

Quashing the Heath Streak’s death rumours, Olonga took to X (formerly called Twitter), and shared a screenshot of his WhatsApp chat with Streak. "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 posted on his X handle.

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