Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) welcomes and endorses the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s decision to ban former Zimbabwe captain and coach Heath Streak from all cricket activities for eight years after he accepted five charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
For a sporting discipline that prides itself as the gentlemen’s game, this is a very sad and shameful episode that might well go down in history as the darkest day in Zimbabwean cricket.
As he represented and captained Zimbabwe before later coaching the national side over the years, Streak was a powerful figure adored by many and held up as an idol for future generations of cricketers.
In doing this, he held a position of trust and owed a duty to uphold the integrity of the game.
But, as we and the rest of the world now know, Streak was also a corrupt, greedy and selfish character who regrettably abused his status and position in pursuit of dirty benefits.
FULL TEXT: Statement from ZC Chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani On Streak Ban
