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Henry Olonga eats humble pie as he bowls out of The Voice.

Former cricketer Henry Olonga was eliminated from the ourlar singing competition The Voice Australlia after having put up a spirited and emotional performance. He lost out to rapper Denzel.

Olonga was knocked out after his coach Kelly Rowland made a decision inclined in favour of Denzel. She had earlier in saved him from elimination the previous round after Olonga had momentarily forgotten the lyrics to the song he was performing. Olonga remarked,”So now it’s back to normal life,but I really need to ay homage to my lovely wife who in spite of mourning the death of her dad,Desmond Read,halfway through the journey stood by me and supported me through what must have been the most difficult of times for her dad and the whole family”.

Olonga ‘s maiden appearance at the show had been extremely good. He had set the bar high. He had however sparked controvesy when he remarked that Zimbabwean cricket had not been all that. He said he had been a trashy cricketer. A wave of attacks had followed with most people accusing him of denouncing his roots in order to score a win.

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