Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak is in critical condition and is currently admitted to a hospital in Johannesburg, as per the local media reports.
Sean Williams, a current Zimbabwe cricketer who considers Streak his mentor said that the 49-year-old is suffering from stage 4 Liver and Colon cancer.
David Coltart, Zimbabwe's former minister of education, sports and culture wrote on Twitter, 'this is a call to prayer warriors in #Zimbabwe and beyond. Heath Streak, one of the greatest cricketers our nation has ever produced, is extremely ill and needs our prayers. Please could we all be in prayer for him and his family'
Streak began his international career in 1993 and has played 65 Tests and 189 ODIs before retiring in 2005.