Heath Streak
[8] In September 2018, Streak submitted an application to the court to have Zimbabwe Cricket liquidated in relation to outstanding debts.[12] Streak made his first-class debut for Zimbabwe B against the touring Kent team on 30 March 1993 at Harare Sports Club.[43][44] On 7 October 2001, he along with Andy Flower set the highest seventh wicket partnership for Zimbabwe in ODI by adding 130 runs against England.[49] Streak also captained the Zimbabwean team at the 2003 World Cup, a tournament marred by political tensions in Zimbabwe.During the 2003 World Cup, his teammates Andy Flower and Henry Olonga wore black armbands in the match against Namibia at the Harare Sports Club, to "mourn the death of democracy" in Zimbabwe, which made international headlines.[57] He also captained his fellow exiled players from Zimbabwe in the Red Lions team, which plays charity games in England.Fast bowlers such as Kyle Jarvis, Christopher Mpofu, Brian Vitori and Shingirai Masakadza who were groomed and nurtured under his coaching later went onto become regular features in Zimbabwe national side.[61] In 2010, along with his former teammate Grant Flower, Streak became a supporting coach of Zimbabwe under former English cricketer Alan Butcher.Zimbabwe Cricket had offered Streak a consultancy role but they could not guarantee him a set number of working days or specific pay which forced him to stay out of the preparations for the Bangladesh series.[65] In October 2016, Streak was appointed head coach of the Zimbabwe national cricket team replacing Dav Whatmore.[68][69][70] The chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, Tavengwa Mukuhlani also accused Streak of being racist and insisted that some of his player selections during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers were influenced by this.[78][79] In April 2021, Streak was banned from all cricketing activities for eight years for breaching the ICC's anti-corruption policies.Media reports stated that Streak had been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon and liver cancer, and was "on his deathbed".