The news of the death of Zimbabwe’s legendary cricketer Heath Streak created an atmosphere of mourning in the cricket world on Wednesday morning. But after some time the news of his death turned out to be just a rumor. This was confirmed by his teammate Henry Oolong. Henry was the person who first gave the news of his death through social media. But after some time he himself told this information to be false.
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It was Henry Olonga who tweeted about his death
Heath Streak has been battling illness for a long time. On Wednesday morning, former Zimbabwe player Henry Olonga tweeted about his death. Shortly after this, Henry shared a screenshot of the WhatsApp chat on Twitter. Heath Streak himself confirmed his survival in a unique way by messaging him, in which Streak wrote that “I’m alive, take this run out right away, friend.” In response to this Henry wrote that “It was great to hear, you were dead overnight.”
Henry – The third umpire called him back
Sharing a screenshot of this chat, Henry wrote in the caption that “I can confirm that the rumors of his demise have been greatly exaggerated. I just got to know them. The third umpire has called him back, he is very lively.
Reactions on social media after the fake news
Social media has been flooded with reactions after the news of Heath Streak’s death turned out to be a lie. As soon as Henry confirmed that he was alive, immediately memes started being made on it. One user wrote on this that “I have not seen better DRS than this in my life.” At the same time, in response, another user tweeted that “Review successful, Yamraj took back his decision.” Many such reactions were seen on Twitter and Instagram.
